Discrete methods in epidemiology / James Abello, Graham Cormode, editors ; Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science [and others].

Other author Abello, James M.
Other author Cormode, Graham, 1977-
Other author DIMACS Working Group on Data Mining and Epidemiology.
Format Book
Publication InfoProvidence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, ©2006.
Descriptionxi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Epidemiology--Congresses.
Epidemiology--Mathematics. --Congresses.
Computer science--Congresses.

SeriesDIMACS series in discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science ; v. 70
DIMACS series in discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science ; v. 70. ^A467230
Contents Selected data mining concepts / J. Abello, -- Descriptive epidemiology: a brief introduction / D. Schneider -- Biostatistical challenges in molecular data analysis / W.D. Shannon -- Mining online media for global disease outbreak monitoring / L. Hirschman and L.E. Damianos -- Generalized contingency tables and concept lattices / D. Ozonoff, A. Pogel, and T. Hannan -- Graph partitions and concept lattices J. Abello and A. Pogel -- Using transmission dynamics models to validate vaccine efficacy measures prior to Conducting HIV vaccine efficacy trials / K. Desai ... [et al] -- Causal tree of disease transmission and the spreading of infectious diseases / A. Vazquez -- Structure of social contact networks and their impact on epidemics / S. Eubank ... [et al] -- Random graphs (and the spread of infections in a social network) / J. Abello and M. Capalbo -- Attempting to narrow the integrality gap for the firefighter problem on trees / S.G. Hartke -- Influences on breast cancer survival via SVM classification in the SEER database / J. Li, I. Muchnik, and D. Schneider -- Validation of epidemiological models: chicken epidemiology in the UK / D. Fradkin ... [et al]
General note"This DIMACS volume presents the proceedings from the DIMACS workshop on Data Mining and Epidemiology held at the DIMACS Center, Rutgers University, March 18-19, 2004"--T.p. verso.
General note"Volume grew out of the activities of the DIMACS Working Group on Data Mining and Epidemiology"--Acknowledgements.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005057092
ISBN0821837540 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780821837542 (alk. paper)

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