Bayesian analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome: The 2003 Hong Kong epidemic

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 597-607

  Lekone, Phenyo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Back projection; Bayesian inference; Control intervention; SARS epidemics

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; INFERENCE ENGINES; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BACKPROJECTIONS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; CONTROL INTERVENTION; HONG-KONG; REPRODUCTION NUMBERS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME EPIDEMIC; STANDARD DEVIATION; TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS;

SARS;

EID: 54349127563     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200710431     Document Type: Article

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