Analysing detection of chronic diseases with prolonged sub-clinical periods: modelling and application to hypertension in the U.S.

Analysing detection of chronic diseases with prolonged sub-clinical periods: modelling and application to hypertension in the U.S.

Abstract Background We recently introduced a system of partial differential equations (PDEs) to model the prevalence of chronic diseases with a possibly prolonged state of asymptomatic, undiagnosed disease preceding a diagnosis. Common examples for such diseases include coronary heart disease, type...

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Main Authors: Ralph Brinks, Sophie Kaufmann, Annika Hoyer, Edward W Gregg, Jürgen Saal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Compartment model
Incidence
Prevalence
NHANES
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0845-2

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