TY - BOOK AU - Vynnycky Emilia TI - An Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling SN - 9780798565765 U1 - 616.9 VYN-I1 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Oxford KW - Infectious Disease, Medical Science N1 - Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations and Glossary 1:Introduction: the basics - infections, transmission and models 2:How are models set up? I. An introduction to difference equations 3:How are models set up? II. An introduction to differential equations 4:What do models tell us about the dynamics of infections? 5:Age patterns 6:An introduction to stochastic modelling 7:How do models deal with contact patterns? 8:Sexually transmitted infections 9:Special topics in infectious disease modelling Appendix Basic maths Further reading Useful equations ER -