Abstract:
:In this article, a stochastic modeling approach was employed for the detection of epidemics in advance that was based on a negative binomial model with 2 components: an endemic component and an epidemic component. This study used monthly measles cases from January 2000 to August 2009 collected from the Expanded Program on Immunization, Bangladesh. General optimization routines provided the maximum likelihood estimates with corresponding standard errors. The negative binomial model with both seasonal endemic and epidemic components was shown to provide adequate fit with no measles epidemic during September 2008 to August 2009.
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Asia Pac J Public Healthjournal_title
Asia-Pacific journal of public healthauthors
Sharmin S,Rayhan MIdoi
10.1177/1010539512461668subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-03-01 00:00:00pages
NP816-23issue
2eissn
1010-5395issn
1941-2479pii
1010539512461668journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Agrahara is a mandatory social health insurance scheme providing coverage mostly for inpatient care for the public sector employees in Sri Lanka. For the 20 years of its' existence there is no clear evidence on its' effectiveness in reducing the financial burden due to ill health. We conducted a cross-sectional study ...
journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1010539519862422
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abstract::This article is based on plenary address given before the International Symposium on the Girl Child in Asia, a Neglected Majority. The author answers the question of how do the efforts in child survival relate to the real welfare of children. The statistics are grim. 40,000 children 5 years died today. 1 child die...
journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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abstract::This study assessed the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Dimensions of Tobacco Dependence Scale (DTDS) for adolescents in Korea. The DTDS, Modified Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (M-FTQ), and urine nicotine test were administered to 360 Korean adolescents. The collected data were analyzed usin...
journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND AIM:In India, Kerala has the best health indicators, having experienced dramatic shifts in mortality and fertility. However, the mortality pattern in Kerala has not been studied. In this article, the authors analyze and report the pattern of mortality in the PROLIFE cohort (n = 161,942). METHODS:Data on...
journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/101053959500800212
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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doi:
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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