Bayesian inference for stochastic multitype epidemics in structured populations via random graphs

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 731-745

  Demiris, Nikolaos ^a   O'Neill, Philip D ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Epidemics; Markov chain Monte Carlo methods; Metropolis Hastings algorithm; Random graphs; Stochastic epidemic models

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044449928     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: 14679868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9868.2005.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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