A mathematical model for evaluating tuberculosis screening strategies

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-52

  Jia, Zhongwei ^a   Cheng, Shiming ^b   Jia, Xiaowei ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Mathematical model; Migrant; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SIMULATION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

CANADA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952082520     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2011.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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