Open AccessAn exploratory method for estimating the changing speed of epidemic waves from historical data
Author(s) -
Andrew Cliff,
Peter Haggett,
Matthew Smallman–Raynor
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dym240
Subject(s) - pandemic , context (archaeology) , incidence (geometry) , influenza pandemic , series (stratigraphy) , demography , geography , covid-19 , virology , medicine , mathematics , disease , biology , sociology , paleontology , geometry , archaeology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Historical data are necessary to establish long-term trends in disease incidence but pose analytical problems since their accuracy and reliability may be poorly specified.
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