Description
Product ID: | 9780198565765 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | An Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling |
Authors: | Author: Emilia Vynnycky, Richard White |
Page Count: | 400 |
Subjects: | Public health and preventive medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Infectious and contagious diseases, Mathematical modelling, Epidemiology & medical statistics, Infectious & contagious diseases, Mathematical modelling |
Description: | This book will provide public health and infectious disease researchers with the tools to use and critically evaluate the mathematical models that are increasingly being used to interpret and predict the dynamics and control of infectious diseases. Mathematical models are increasingly being used to examine questions in infectious disease control. Applications include predicting the impact of vaccination strategies against common infections and determining optimal control strategies against HIV and pandemic influenza.This book introduces individuals interested in infectious diseases to this exciting and expanding area. The mathematical level of the book is kept as simple as possible, which makes the book accessible to those who have not studied mathematics to university level. Understanding is further enhanced by models that can be accessed online, which will allow readers to explore the impact of different factors and control strategies, and further adapt and develop the models themselves. The book is based on successful courses developed by the authors at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. It will be of interest to epidemiologists, public health researchers, policy makers, veterinary scientists, medical statisticians and infectious disease researchers. |
Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2010-05-13 |