3. Epidemics
Published Online: 29 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118109656.ch3
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Book Title
Empirical Model Building: Data, Models, and Reality, Second Edition
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How to Cite
Thompson, J. R. (2011) Epidemics, in Empirical Model Building: Data, Models, and Reality, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118109656.ch3
Publication History
- Published Online: 29 NOV 2011
- Published Print: 24 OCT 2011
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Print ISBN: 9780470467039
Online ISBN: 9781118109656
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Keywords:
- epidemics;
- John snow;
- London cholera epidemic;
- postwar polio epidemic;
- AIDS epidemic in America
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
John Snow and the London Cholera Epidemic of 1854
Prelude: The Postwar Polio Epidemic
AIDS: A New Epidemic for America
Why an AIDS Epidemic in America?
The Effect of the Gay Bathhouses
A More Detailed Look at the Model
Forays into the Public Policy Arena
Modeling the Mature Epidemic
AIDS as a Facilitator of Other Epidemics
Comparisons with First World Countries
Conclusions: A Modeler's Portfolio