A chain multinomial model for estimating the real-time fatality rate of a disease, with an application to severe acute respiratory syndrome

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 700-706

  Yip, Paul S F ^a   Lau, Eric H Y ^a   Lam, K F ^a   Huggins, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Epidemiologic methods; Fatality rate; Models, statistical; Multinomial model; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; POLICY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 15744375528     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi088     Document Type: Article

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