Validation of population-based disease simulation models: a review of concepts and methods.

Background: Computer simulation models are used increasingly to support public health research and policy, but questions about their quality persist. The purpose of this article is to review the principles and methods for validation of population-based disease simulation models.Methods: We developed...

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Published in:BMC Public Health Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 710 - 711
Main Authors: Kopec, Jacek A, Finès, Philippe, Manuel, Douglas G, Buckeridge, David L, Flanagan, William M, Oderkirk, Jillian, Abrahamowicz, Michal, Harper, Samuel, Sharif, Behnam, Okhmatovskaia, Anya, Sayre, Eric C, Rahman, M Mushfiqur, Wolfson, Michael C
Format: review Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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