A note on generation times in epidemic models

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 300-311

  Svensson, Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemic models; Generation times; Serial times; Transmission intervals

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

EPIDEMIC MODELS; GENERATION TIMES; SERIAL TIMES; TRANSMISSION INTERVALS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GENERATION TIME; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFECTIVITY; MODELING;

ARTICLE; DISTRIBUTION TIME; EPIDEMIC; GENERATION TIME; INFECTION; LATENT PERIOD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; SERIAL ANALYSIS OF GENE EXPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249287652     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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