Modeling the spread of community-associated MRSA

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Macal, Charles M ^a,b   North, Michael J ^a,b   Collier, Nicholson ^a,b   Dukic, Vanja M ^c   Lauderdale, Diane S ^b   David, Michael Z ^b   Daum, Robert S ^b   Shumm, Philip ^b   Evans, James A ^b   Wilder, Jocelyn R ^b   Wegener, Duane T ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED APPROACH; AGENT-BASED MODEL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHICAGO; CONTACT PROCESS; DISEASE PROCESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; LIMITED DATA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METROPOLITAN AREA; S. AUREUS; SKIN CONTACT; SOFT TISSUE;

BACTERIA; TISSUE;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84874754440     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2012.6465271     Document Type: Conference Paper

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