An introduction to mathematical models in sexually transmitted disease epidemiology.

Abstract:

:Mathematical models serve a number of roles in understanding sexually transmitted infection epidemiology and control. This article seeks to provide the non-mathematician with a description of their construction and use and presents illustrative examples from sexually transmitted infection epidemiology.

journal_name

Sex Transm Infect

authors

Garnett GP

doi

10.1136/sti.78.1.7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-02-01 00:00:00

pages

7-12

issue

1

eissn

1368-4973

issn

1472-3263

journal_volume

78

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