Modelling the spread of hepatitis C via commercial tattoo parlours: implications for public health interventions

DOI10.1007/S00291-007-0090-7MaRDI QIDQ2481572zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Doris A. Behrens, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Marion Sabine Rauner

Publication date 11 April 2008

Published in OR Spectrum (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

Cost-effectivenessDynamic modellingHCV epidemicPolicy analysis

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Epidemiology (92D30) Application models in control theory (93C95)

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• A nested-epidemic model for the spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users.
• A simulation model of the spread of Hepatitis C within a closed cohort
• Mathematical analysis of delay differential equation models of HIV-1 infection
• Modeling and analyzing HIV transmission: The effect of contact patterns
• Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries

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• Estimating hepatitis C prevalence in England and Wales by synthesizing evidence from multiple data sources. Assessing data conflict and model fit

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