Network models and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 388-390

  Pourbohloul, Babak ^a   Brunham, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENT MODEL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 2542431101     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200406000-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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