Robust parameter estimation techniques for stochastic within-host macroparasite models

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 419-430

  Riley, Steven ^a   Donnelly, Christl A ^a   Ferguson, Neil M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inference; Macroparasite; Moment closure; Simulation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRUGIA PAHANGI; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SIMULATION; ELEPHANTIASIS; FILARIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0242690987     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00266-2     Document Type: Article

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