Infection in social networks: Using network analysis to identify high-risk individuals

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1024-1031

  Christley, R M ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Bowers, R G ^a   Clancy, D ^a   French, N P ^a   Bennett, R ^a   Turner, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Disease transmission; Infection; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH MONITORING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744518891     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi308     Document Type: Article

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