A game dynamic model for vaccine skeptics and vaccine believers: Measles as an example

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 295, Issue , 2012, Pages 194-203

  Shim, Eunha ^a   Grefenstette, John J ^a   Albert, Steven M ^a   Cakouros, Brigid E ^a   Burke, Donald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiological model; Game theory; Measles; Vaccine refusal

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GAME THEORY; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEASLES; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STEADY STATE; VACCINE BELIEVERS; VACCINE SKEPTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; VACCINATION;

RUBELLA;

EID: 83455225575     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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