An incremental Knox test for the determination of the serial interval between successive cases of an infectious disease

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 487-500

  Aldstadt, Jared ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dengue; Infectious disease; Knox test; Serial interval

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 34347389532     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0132-3     Document Type: Article

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