Frequency-dependent incidence in models of sexually transmitted diseases: Portrayal of pair-based transmission and effects of illness on contact behaviour

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1539, 2004, Pages 625-634

  Lloyd Smith, James O ^a   Getz, Wayne M ^a,b   Westerhoff, Hans V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural modification; Epidemic models; HIV AIDS; Incidence rate; Pair formation; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MODELING; PAIR BOND; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642277694     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2632     Document Type: Article

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