Optimal intervention for an epidemic model under parameter uncertainty

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-314

  Clancy, Damian ^a   Green, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Dynamic programming; General stochastic epidemic; Immunisation policies

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; IMMUNIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BAYESIAN DECISION THEORY; GENERAL STOCHASTIC EPIDEMIC; IMMUNISATION POLICIES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL INTERVENTION POLICY; PARAMETER; PATIENT CARE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT ISOLATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33845386725     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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