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The structural simplification of an epidemiological compartment model.

N T Bailey
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Abstract

It is shown how a multicompartmental infectious disease model can be systematically examined for reduction of structural complexity. For steadystate situations, four basic rules are proposed for eliminating components of flow-lines, whole flow-lines, and compartments, plus combining compartments. An application to a typhoid fever model allows calculations to be done on a pocket calculator. The approach could be particularly important in developing countries.

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Communicable DiseasesDeveloping CountriesDisease SusceptibilityEpidemiologic MethodsHumansModels, BiologicalTyphoid FeverJournal Article

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N T Bailey. 1982. The structural simplification of an epidemiological compartment model.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02154756

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