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Public health prevention strategies. A mathematical model

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  • Giuseppe Schinaia

    (Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance MEMOTEF, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy))

  • Valentino Parisi

    (DIPEG, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale.)

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses schemes of prevention measures in public health. A mathematical model is purposely designed to outline various features related to cost issues and a numerical application to Italian cancer data is used to show the flexibility and utilization of the model.

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  • Giuseppe Schinaia & Valentino Parisi, "undated". "Public health prevention strategies. A mathematical model," Working Papers 128/14, Sapienza University of Rome, Metodi e Modelli per l'Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza MEMOTEF.
  • Handle: RePEc:rsq:wpaper:28/14
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    Keywords

    Public Health; Mathematical Modelling; Prevention Measures; Cost Analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • H89 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Other

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