State model for partly undetected non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Populations and Evolution
2014-11-11 v1
Abstract
This article proposes an age-structured compartment model for irreversible diseases with a pre-clinical state of undiagnosed cases that precedes the diagnosis. The model is able to cope with mortality rates differing between the pre-clinical and the clinical state (differential mortality). Applicability is tested in a hypothetical disease with realistic incidence and mortality rates.
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@article{arxiv.1411.2106,
title = {State model for partly undetected non-communicable diseases (NCDs)},
author = {Ralph Brinks},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.2106},
year = {2014}
}
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10 pages, 5 figures