Random vs. nonrandom mixing in network epidemic models

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-155

  Zaric, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Epidemic models; HIV; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036551435     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014489218178     Document Type: Review

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