Screen LibraryQuantitative methods for investigating infectious disease outbreaks /
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Texts in applied mathematics,
volume 70 |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 354 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783030219222 (hardback) : 3030219224 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | RA652 |
| CLC: | R181.2 |
| Call Number: | R181.2/Y21 |
| Contents: |
Introduction -- Shapes of hazard functions and lifetime distributions -- Random counts and counting processes -- Behaviors of a disease outbreak during the initial phase and the branching process approximation -- Beyond the initial phase: compartment models for disease transmission -- More complex models and control measures -- Some statistical issues -- Characterizing outbreak trajectories and the effective reproduction number -- Mechanistic models with spatial structures and reactive behavior change. |