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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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Published in:Epidemics
Main Authors: Viboud, Cécile, Simonsen, Lone, Chowell, Gerardo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4903879/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27266847
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2016.01.002
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