Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis through sexual partnerships: A comparison between three individual-based models and empirical data

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 66, 2012, Pages 136-146

  Althaus, Christian L ^a   Turner, Katherine M E ^b   Schmid, Boris V ^c,d   Heijne, Janneke C M ^a   Kretzschmar, Mirjam ^c,e   Low, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Gini coefficient; Individual based model; Natsal 2000; Sexual partnerships

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ECOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GINI COEFFICIENTS; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; NATSAL 2000; SEXUAL PARTNERSHIPS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 84855436486     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0131     Document Type: Article

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