AIDS epidemiology : a quantitative approach / Ron Brookmeyer, Mitchell H. Gail.
AIDS epidemiology : a quantitative approach / Ron Brookmeyer, Mitchell H. Gail.
AIDS epidemiology : a quantitative approach / Ron Brookmeyer, Mitchell H. Gail.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N614.5993/27
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Risk Factors for Infection and the Probability of HIV Transmission -- 3. Surveys to Determine Seroprevalence and Seroincidence -- 4. The Incubation Period Distribution -- 5. Cofactors and Markers.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
The book highlights how a naive statistical approach to the design or analysis of such studies can lead to seriously misleading results. The various methods of monitoring and forecasting HIV disease and AIDS incidence are given thorough treatment. These methods include back-calculation, which the authors developed; interpretations of survey data on...
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Full title
AIDS epidemiology : a quantitative approach / Ron Brookmeyer, Mitchell H. Gail.
Notes
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Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ; v. 22.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and index.
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N614.5993/27
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ISBN
0195076419 (alk. paper)
9780195076417 (alk. paper)
DDC
614.5993
MMS ID
991021453499702626
