Modeling the AIDS epidemic

From The Critics

Reviewer: Borko D. Jovanovic, PhD(University of Illinois at Chicago)
Description: This new book consists of 30 articles authored by many noted international experts in the field of mathematical and statistical modeling of AIDS and HIV infection.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a summary of the state-of-the-art mathematical, statistical, and econometric models pertaining to prediction of AIDS- and HIV-related outcomes, particularly in the context of management and policy making in public health. This is a fairly technical and yet remarkably readable collection of essays, with special emphasis on planning, policy, and prediction. In view of the importance of containing the spread of AIDS in all parts of the world, this is an important contribution to the field.
Audience: The book is written primarily for professionals involved in research or policy making in public health, such as epidemiologists, statisticians, mathematicians, and econometricians working in academic, business, or government institutions. The authors are respected scientists and so are the many international contributors.
Features: There are numerous charts, graphs, and mathematical formulas in this book presented in a visually appealing manner. The book contains more than 1,000 up-to-date references and a 12-page subject index.
Assessment: This is a very welcome and stimulating book for all those who have an interest in mathematical modeling of AIDS and wish to keep in touch with the most recent advances in the field, especially from the policy and planning point of view.

Borko D. Jovanovic

This new book consists of 30 articles authored by many noted international experts in the field of mathematical and statistical modeling of AIDS and HIV infection. The purpose is to provide a summary of the state-of-the-art mathematical, statistical, and econometric models pertaining to prediction of AIDS- and HIV-related outcomes, particularly in the context of management and policy making in public health. This is a fairly technical and yet remarkably readable collection of essays, with special emphasis on planning, policy, and prediction. In view of the importance of containing the spread of AIDS in all parts of the world, this is an important contribution to the field. The book is written primarily for professionals involved in research or policy making in public health, such as epidemiologists, statisticians, mathematicians, and econometricians working in academic, business, or government institutions. The authors are respected scientists and so are the many international contributors. There are numerous charts, graphs, and mathematical formulas in this book presented in a visually appealing manner. The book contains more than 1,000 up-to-date references and a 12-page subject index. This is a very welcome and stimulating book for all those who have an interest in mathematical modeling of AIDS and wish to keep in touch with the most recent advances in the field, especially from the policy and planning point of view.

Booknews

Emerging from the 34th Joint National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America and The Institute of Management Sciences, held in San Francisco, November 1992, this volume presents AIDS modeling research that can directly or indirectly improve decision making for planning, resource allocation, and public health policy. The volume is divided into four sections: AIDS policy modeling; models for AIDS backcasting and forecasting; modeling infectivity and disease progression; and modeling the social organization of risky behavior. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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