The dynamics of sexual contact networks: Effects on disease spread and control

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-96

  Robinson, Katy ^a   Cohen, Ted ^b,c   Colijn, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration of infectiousness; Infectious disease dynamics; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LIFESTYLE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBPOPULATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CONTACT TRACING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856555955     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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