Generalized Markov models of infectious disease spread: A novel framework for developing dynamic health policies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 679-687

  Yaesoubi, Reza ^a,b   Cohen, Ted ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete time Markov chain; Dynamic health policy; Dynamic programming; Epidemiology; Infectious disease models

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION TIME; DISCRETE TIME MARKOV CHAINS; DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MODELS; LARGE POPULATION; MARKOV MODEL; NATURAL HISTORY; OPTIMAL DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE SPACE; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS;

DISEASES; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HEALTH; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION;

DYNAMIC MODELS;

EID: 80052269746     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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