Unhealthy behaviour is contagious: an invitation to exploit models for infectious diseases

David Blok; Pepijn Empelen; Frank Lenthe; Jan hendrik Richardus; Sake Vlas

doi:10.1017/S0950268812000891

Unhealthy behaviour is contagious: an invitation to exploit models for infectious diseases

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Abstract

We argue that the spread of unhealthy behaviour shows marked similarities with infectious diseases. It is therefore interesting and challenging to use infectious disease methodologies for studying the spread and control of unhealthy behaviour. This would be a great addition to current methods, because it allows taking into account the dynamics of individual interactions and the social environment at large. In particular, the application of individual-based modelling holds great promise to address some major public health questions.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	667-669
Number of pages	3
Journal	Epidemiology & Infection
Volume	141
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812000891
Publication status	Published - 2013

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