Likelihood-based inference for stochastic models of sexual network formation

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 413-422

  Handcock, Mark S ^a   Jones, James Holland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Multi model inference; Sexual networks; Sexually transmitted diseases; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MODELING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UGANDA; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATABASES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SWEDEN; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWEDEN; UGANDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442551914     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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