Title Modeling infectious disease parameters based on serological and social contact data : a modern statistical perspective / Niel Hens [and others]

Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource Series Statistics for biology and health, 1431-8776 ; 63 Statistics for biology and health ; 63. Contents pt. 1. Introducing the Concept of the Book -- Why This Book? An Introduction -- pt. 2. Mathematical Models for Infectious Diseases: An Introduction -- A Priori and A Posteriori Models for Infectious Diseases -- The SIR Model -- pt. 3. Data Sources -- Data Sources for Modeling Infectious Diseases -- pt. 4. Estimating the Force of Infection -- Estimating the Force of Infection from Incidence and Prevalence -- Parametric Approaches to Model the Prevalence and Force of Infection -- Nonparametric Approaches to Model the Prevalence and Force of Infection -- Semiparametric Approaches to Model the Prevalence and Force of Infection -- The Constraint of Monotonicity -- Hierarchical Bayesian Models for the Force of Infection -- Modeling the Prevalence and the Force of Infection Directly from Antibody Levels -- Modeling Multivariate Serological Data -- Estimating Age-Time Dependent Prevalence and Force of Infection from Serial Prevalence Data -- pt. 5. Estimating Mixing Patterns and the Basic Reproduction Number -- Who Acquires Infection from Whom? The Traditional Approach -- Informing WAIFW with Data on Social Contacts -- pt. 6. Integration of Statistical Models into the Mathematical Model Framework -- Integrating Estimated Parameters in a Basic SIR Model Summary Mathematical epidemiology of infectious diseases usually involves describing the flow of individuals between mutually exclusive infection states. One of the key parameters describing the transition from the susceptible to the infected class is the hazard of infection, often referred to as the force of infection. The force of infection reflects the degree of contact with potential for transmission between infected and susceptible individuals. The mathematical relation between the force of infection and effective contact patterns is generally assumed to be subjected to the mass action principle, which yields the necessary information to estimate the basic reproduction number, another key parameter in infectious disease epidemiology.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡It is within this context that the Center for Statistics (CenStat, I-Biostat, Hasselt University) and the Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination and the Centre for Health Economic Research and Modelling Infectious Diseases (CEV, CHERMID, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp) have collaborated over the past 15 years. This book demonstrates the past and current research activities of these institutes and can be considered to be a milestone in this collaboration.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡This book is focused on the application of modern statistical methods and models to estimate infectious disease parameters. We want to provide the readers with software guidance, such as R packages, and with data, as far as they can be made publicly available. ¡ Analysis Statistics Mathematical statistics Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences Statistical Theory and Methods Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Epidemiology -- Mathematical models Epidemiology -- Statistical methods Mathematics. Mathematical models. Epidemiology. Public health. Diseases. Medical personnel. Medical care. Communicable diseases. Statistics. Infection. Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology Mathematics Models, Statistical Models, Theoretical Epidemiology Epidemiologic Methods Investigative Techniques Public Health Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Medicine Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Disease Health Occupations Quality of Health Care Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Disciplines and Occupations Environment and Public Health Delivery of Health Care Communicable Diseases Statistics as Topic Infections Patient Care mathematical models. public health. statistics. MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine. MEDICAL -- Public Health. Epidemiología -- Modelos matemáticos Epidemiología -- Métodos estadísticos Salud pública Enfermedades Enfermedades infecciosas Statistics Public health Medical personnel Medical care Mathematics Mathematical models Infection Epidemiology Diseases Communicable diseases Epidemiology -- Mathematical models Epidemiology -- Statistical methods Form Electronic book Author Hens, Niel. ISBN 9781461440727 1461440726 1283623714 9781283623711 9786613936165 6613936162

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