A markov model to estimate salmonella morbidity, mortality, illness duration, and cost

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1169-1182

  Herrick, Robert L ^a,b   Buchberger, Steven G ^b   Clark, Robert M ^c   Kupferle, Margaret ^b   Murray, Regan ^d   Succop, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Environmental Engineering and Public Health Consultant   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost of illness; epidemiologic methods; Markov chain Monte Carlo method; Salmonella; Salmonella infections; salmonellosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MARKOV MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; UNITED STATES;

COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORBIDITY; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865866519     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1779     Document Type: Article

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