Journal article
Dynamic intimate contact social networks and epidemic interventions
International journal of functional informatics and personalised medicine, Vol.1(2), pp.171-188
01/01/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118202
Abstract
Sexually transmitted diseases and infections are, by definition, transferred among intimate social settings. Although the circumstances under which these social settings are established and maintained may vary, the common prerequisite remains an intimate level of social atmosphere. For this reason, the development of sexually transmitted disease mathematical and computational models must utilise dynamic and evolving social network simulation. This paper presents Dynamic Social Network of Intimate Contacts (DynSNIC), a computational simulator created to embody the intimate dynamic and evolving social networks related to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. DynSNIC's utilisation by health professionals will facilitate evaluation of targeted intervention strategies and public health policies.
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- Title
- Dynamic intimate contact social networks and epidemic interventions
- Creators
- Courtney D Corley - 1 Computational Epidemiology Research Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203 USAArmin R Mikler - 2 Computational Epidemiology Research Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203 USADiane J Cook - 3 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164 USAKaran P Singh - 4 Department of Biostatistics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 76107 USA
- Publication Details
- International journal of functional informatics and personalised medicine, Vol.1(2), pp.171-188
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- Identifiers
- 99900548317501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article