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Microbes and Infection

Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2003, Pages 189-196
Microbes and Infection

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Sexual networks: implications for the transmission of sexually transmitted infections

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Abstract

The structures of sexual networks are essential for understanding the dynamics of sexually transmitted infections. Standard epidemiological models largely disregard the complex patterns of intimate contacts. Social network analysis offers important insight into how to conceptualize and model social interaction and has the potential to greatly enhance the understanding of disease epidemics.

Keywords

Disease epidemiology
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social networks
Sociometric techniques

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