An introduction to mathematical models in sexually transmitted disease epidemiology.
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چکیده
Mathematical models serve a number of roles in understanding sexually transmitted infection epidemiology and control. This article seeks to provide the non-mathematician with a description of their construction and use and presents illustrative examples from sexually transmitted infection epidemiology.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Sexually transmitted infections
دوره 78 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002