Estimation of force of infection based on different epidemiological proxies: 2009/2010 Influenza epidemic in Malta

Epidemics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-61

  Marmara, V ^a   Cook, A ^b   Kleczkowski, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Compartmental modelling; Epidemiology; Markov chain methods; Reproduction ratio

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CONSULTATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALTA; MEDICAL RECORD; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BAYES THEOREM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALTA; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84908612971     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: 18780067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2014.09.010     Document Type: Article

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