Mathematical Modeling of “Chronic” Infectious Diseases: Unpacking the Black Box
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Mathematical Modeling of “Chronic” Infectious Diseases: Unpacking the Black Box
Background Mathematical models are increasingly used to understand the dynamics of infectious diseases, including "chronic" infections with long generation times. Such models include features that are obscure to most clinicians and decision-makers. Methods Using a model of a hypothetical active case-finding intervention for tuberculosis in India as an example, we illustrate the effects on mod...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx172