Improved hidden Markov model for nosocomial infections

DOI10.1093/IMAMMB/DQT013MaRDI QIDQ2937022zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Karim Khader, Molly Leecaster, Tom Greene, Matthew Samore, Alun Thomas

Publication date 7 January 2015

Published in Mathematical Medicine and Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1093/imammb/dqt013

zbMATH Keywords

hidden Markov modelbirth-death processobservation modeldetection process

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Medical epidemiology (92C60)

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