Approximating Optimal Controls for Networks when There Are Combinations of Population-Level and Targeted Measures Available: Chlamydia Infection as a Case-Study

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1747-1777

  Clarke, James ^a   White, K A Jane ^a   Turner, Katy ^b  

^a Material and Chemical Characterization Facility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Budget; Chlamydia; Control; Network; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT EXAMINATION; COST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT TRACING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84885024229     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-013-9867-9     Document Type: Article

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