| Estimating incubation period with multiple contact days. | |
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PMID: 17577826 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Multiple contacts with the infectious source may cause inconsistencies in determining the incubation period of a patient and hence the calculation of the mean and variance of the incubation period. A method based on probability distribution to deal with the problem is presented and an example is given for illustration. |
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Authors:
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Wilson Ws Tam; Tze Wai Wong |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Volume: 39 ISSN: 0036-5548 ISO Abbreviation: Scand. J. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 2007 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-06-19 Completed Date: 2007-11-02 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0215333 Medline TA: Scand J Infect Dis Country: Sweden |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 609-11 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. WilsonTam@cuhk.edu.hk |
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Communicable Diseases
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epidemiology,
transmission* Contact Tracing / methods* Disease Outbreaks Hong Kong / epidemiology Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional* Probability SARS Virus / growth & development Sentinel Surveillance Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology, transmission*, virology |
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