Mathematical models used to inform study design or surveillance systems in infectious diseases: a systematic review

Abstract Background Mathematical models offer the possibility to investigate the infectious disease dynamics over time and may help in informing design of studies. A systematic review was performed in order to determine to what extent mathematical models have been incorporated into the process of pl...

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Main Authors: Sereina A. Herzog, Stéphanie Blaizot, Niel Hens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2874-y