The relationship between real-time and discrete-generation models of epidemic spread

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-70

  Pellis, Lorenzo ^a   Ferguson, Neil M ^a   Fraser, Christophe ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chain binomial model; Continuous time process; Epidemic process; Final size; Generations; Reed Frost model

Indexed keywords

CHAIN BINOMIAL MODEL; CONTINUOUS TIME PROCESS; EPIDEMIC PROCESS; FINAL SIZE; GENERATIONS; REED-FROST MODEL;

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EPIDEMIC; MODELING; REAL TIME; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION SIZE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54249124424     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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