Modelling sexually transmitted infections: the effect of partnership activity and number of partners on \(R_0\)

DOI10.1016/j.tpb.2007.06.006zbMath1147.92035OpenAlexW2070280268WikidataQ51907585 ScholiaQ51907585MaRDI QIDQ935953

Fredrik Liljeros, Monica K. Nordvik, Tom Britton

Publication date: 12 August 2008

Published in: Theoretical Population Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2007.06.006

zbMATH Keywords

Basic reproduction numberBranching process approximationNetwork epidemic modelSexually transmitted infections

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Epidemiology (92D30) Applications of branching processes (60J85)

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