Applications of Extreme Value Theory in Public Health

OBJECTIVES: We present how Extreme Value Theory (EVT) can be used in public health to predict future extreme events. METHODS: We applied EVT to weekly rates of Pneumonia and Influenza (P&I) deaths over 1979–2011. We further explored the daily number of emergency department visits in a network of...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Maud, Lemaitre, Magali, Wilson, Mark L., Viboud, Cécile, Yordanov, Youri, Wackernagel, Hans, Carrat, Fabrice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159312

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159312

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