Alternative methods for computing the sensitivity of complex surveillance systems

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1686-1698

  Hood, G M ^a   Barry, S C ^b   Martin, P A J ^c  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Disease freedom; Scenario tree

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORKS; COMPACT REPRESENTATION; COMPLETE SYSTEM; MULTIPLE-COMPONENT SYSTEM; SCENARIO TREE; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS;

DECISION TREES; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISEASE SPREAD; MATRIX; PEST CONTROL; STOCHASTICITY; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 72249114208     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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