A generalized-growth model to characterize the early ascending phase of infectious disease outbreaks
Background: A better characterization of the early growth dynamics of an epidemic is needed to dissect the important drivers of disease transmission, refine existing transmission models, and improve disease forecasts. Materials and methods: We introduce a 2-parameter generalized-growth model to char...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Epidemics |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436516000037 |