Modeling the effect of information quality on risk behavior change and the transmission of infectious diseases

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-133

  Chen, Frederick H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral changes; Incentives; Infectious diseases; Information; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; INCENTIVES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION;

AGENTS;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH STATUS; INCENTIVE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFORMATION; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 58649087797     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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