A network model for the short-term prediction of the evolution of cocaine consumption in Spain

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1023-1029

  Santonja, Francisco José ^a   Lombana, Iván C ^b   Rubio, María ^b   Sánchez, Emilio ^c   Villanueva, Javier ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c Unidad de Conductas Adictivas de Catarroja   (Spain)

^d Centro de Estudios Superiores Felipe II   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cocaine consumption; Confidence intervals; Network modeling; Short term predictions

Indexed keywords

COCAINE CONSUMPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTINUOUS MODELS; DATA SOURCE; HEALTH CONCERNS; MODEL PARAMETERS; NETWORK MODELING; NETWORK MODELS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SHORT TERM PREDICTION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS; TREATMENT POLICIES;

FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIOLOGY;

EID: 77955599292     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.02.032     Document Type: Article

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