A simulation model for diarrhoea and other common recurrent infections: A tool for exploring epidemiological methods

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 644-653

  Schmidt, Wolf Peter ^a   Genser, B ^b   Chalabi, Z ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Mathematical model; Respiratory infection; Statistical methods; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COLD SEASON; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRY SEASON; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; WET SEASON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DYSENTERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSENTERY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RECURRENCE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549096309     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880800143X     Document Type: Article

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