Quantifying the impact of social groups and vaccination on inequalities in infectious diseases using a mathematical model

Quantifying the impact of social groups and vaccination on inequalities in infectious diseases using a mathematical model

Abstract Background Social and cultural disparities in infectious disease burden are caused by systematic differences between communities. Some differences have a direct and proportional impact on disease burden, such as health-seeking behaviour and severity of infection. Other differences—such as c...

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Main Authors: James D. Munday, Albert Jan van Hoek, W. John Edmunds, Katherine E. Atkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Inequality
Mathematical modelling
Influenza
Rubella
Social groups
Vaccination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1152-1

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