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UNSPECIFIED (2005) The implications of network structure for epidemic dynamics. THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY, 67 (1). pp. 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.tpb.2004.08.002 ISSN 0040-5809.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2004.08.002
Abstract
It has long been realised that the standard assumptions of mass-action mixing are a crude approximation of the true mechanistic processes that govern the transmission of infection. In particular, many infections can be considered to be spread through a limited network of contacts. Yet, despite the underlying discrepancies, mass-action models continue to be used and provide a remarkably accurate description of epidemic behaviour. Here, the differences between mass-action and network-based models are investigated. This allows us to determine when mass-action models are a reliable tool, and suggest ways in which their behaviour should be refined. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics |
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Journal or Publication Title: | THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||||
Publisher: | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | ||||
ISSN: | 0040-5809 | ||||
Official Date: | February 2005 | ||||
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Volume: | 67 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-8 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tpb.2004.08.002 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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