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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Hotchkiss, John R. ; Strike, David G. ; Crooke, Philip S. ;
Hotchkiss, John R. ; Strike, David G. ; Crooke, Philip S. ; Less -
Description:
We developed a model of pathogen dissemination in the outpatient clinic that incorporates key kinetic aspects of the transmission process, as well as uncertainty regarding whether or not each incident patient is contagious. Assigning appointments late in the day to patients suspected of being infectious should decrease pathogen dissemination.
Subject:
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
Appointments And Schedules
Computer Simulation
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Dispatch
Humans
Infection Control
Mathematical Model
Models, Biological
Outpatient Clinic
Risk
Stochastic Processes
Uncertainty

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(1):159-162. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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