Comparison of three methods for ascertainment of contact information relevant to respiratory pathogen transmission in encounter networks
Open Access
- 10 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (1) , 166
Abstract
Mathematical models of infection that consider targeted interventions are exquisitely dependent on the assumed mixing patterns of the population. We report on a pilot study designed to assess three different methods (one retrospective, two prospective) for obtaining contact data relevant to the determination of these mixing patterns.Keywords
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