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Networks in epidemiology. / Eames, Ken T. D.; Read, Jonathan M.
Bio-inspired computing and communication: First Workshop on Bio-Inspired Design of Networks, BIOWIRE 2007 Cambridge, UK, April 2-5, 2007 Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Pietro Lio; Eiko Yoneki; Jon Crowcroft; Dinesh C. Verma. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2008. p. 79-90 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 5151).

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Eames, KTD & Read, JM 2008, Networks in epidemiology. in P Lio, E Yoneki, J Crowcroft & DC Verma (eds), Bio-inspired computing and communication: First Workshop on Bio-Inspired Design of Networks, BIOWIRE 2007 Cambridge, UK, April 2-5, 2007 Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5151, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 79-90, 1st Workshop on Bio-Inspired Design of Networks, United Kingdom, 2/04/07. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92191-2_8

APA

Eames, K. T. D., & Read, J. M. (2008). Networks in epidemiology. In P. Lio, E. Yoneki, J. Crowcroft, & D. C. Verma (Eds.), Bio-inspired computing and communication: First Workshop on Bio-Inspired Design of Networks, BIOWIRE 2007 Cambridge, UK, April 2-5, 2007 Revised Selected Papers (pp. 79-90). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 5151). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92191-2_8

Vancouver

Eames KTD, Read JM. Networks in epidemiology. In Lio P, Yoneki E, Crowcroft J, Verma DC, editors, Bio-inspired computing and communication: First Workshop on Bio-Inspired Design of Networks, BIOWIRE 2007 Cambridge, UK, April 2-5, 2007 Revised Selected Papers. Berlin: Springer Verlag. 2008. p. 79-90. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-92191-2_8

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Eames, Ken T. D. ; Read, Jonathan M. / Networks in epidemiology. Bio-inspired computing and communication: First Workshop on Bio-Inspired Design of Networks, BIOWIRE 2007 Cambridge, UK, April 2-5, 2007 Revised Selected Papers. editor / Pietro Lio ; Eiko Yoneki ; Jon Crowcroft ; Dinesh C. Verma. Berlin : Springer Verlag, 2008. pp. 79-90 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

Bibtex

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abstract = "We discuss the uses of networks as epidemiological tools to describe the interactions taking place within populations. The difficulties of accurate measurement of real-world social networks are discussed, along with modelling approaches designed to require only incomplete data. Properties of human contact networks such as clustering and variable strengths of interactions are seen to he important factors in the spread of an epidemic. We consider the evolution of a pathogen spreading through a dynamic network and show that the pattern of contacts within a host population determines the evolutionary pressures that a pathogen experiences.",
keywords = "Infectious disease, social contact, epidemic, mathematical model, evolution, SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, INFECTIOUS-DISEASES, HIV TRANSMISSION, COMPLEX NETWORKS, GREAT-BRITAIN, SPREAD, MODELS, RISK, EVOLUTION",
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