Estimation of force of infection based on different epidemiological proxies: 2009/2010 Influenza epidemic in Malta
Information about infectious disease outbreaks is often gathered indirectly, from doctor's reports and health board records. It also typically underestimates the actual number of cases, but the relationship between the observed proxies and the numbers that drive the diseases is complicated, non...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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Series: | Epidemics |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436514000590 |