Transmission dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis affect the impact of screening programmes

Epidemics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 123-131

  Althaus, Christian L ^a   Heijne, Janneke C M ^a   Roellin, Adrian ^b   Low, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic period; Chlamydia trachomatis; Mathematical model; Screening; Transmission dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPUTER MODEL; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TURNOVER TIME;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956058091     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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