Diasppearance of leprosy from Norway: An exploration of critical factors using an epidemiological modelling approach

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 991-1000

  Meima, Abraham ^a   Irgens, Lorentz M ^b   van Oortmarssen, Gerrit J ^a   Richardus, Jan H ^a   Habbema, J Dik F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Epidemiology; History; Leprosy; Norway; Patient isolation

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LEPROSY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPROSY; MIGRATION; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL;

NORWAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; PATIENT ISOLATION; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0036782611     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.5.991     Document Type: Article

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