HIV modeling

[jhargrov@hestia.fcs.uga.edu]

To Mike Barongo concerning HIV modeling and resources available from the
Society for Computer Simulation:

Drs. James and Marilyn Anderson and colleagues have published STELLA
models of the HIV epidemic in the proceedings called Simulation in the
Medical Sciences, which is published annually by the Society for Computer
Simulation.

This volume is an excellent resource for a variety of reports on simulation
and modeling in medicine, hospital management, physiology, and related
topics. Each article is contributed by international scholars, and quality
is generally good. The publication is refereed by Dr. Anderson and Dr.
Meyer Katzper from the Food and Drug Administration.

The Society can be contacted at P.O. Box 17900, San Diego, CA 92177, and
has a catalog of publications that are available. The publications are
available also in many university libraries.


James L. Hargrove, Ph.D.
jhargrov@hestia.fcs.uga.edu
Associate Professor
Dept. of Foods and Nutrition
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-4872
Home:706-353-8203

[Jack Homer]

In regard to SD work on HIV epidemiology, I am aware of the following
articles:

J Homer and C St. Clair (1991), "A model of HIV transmission through needle
sharing," Interfaces 21(3):26-49.

C Roberts and B Dangerfield (1990), "Modelling the epidemiological
consequences of HIV infection and AIDS: A contribution from operational
research," J Opl Res Soc 41(4): 273-289.

B Dangerfield and C Roberts (1989), "A role for system dynamics in modeling
the spread of AIDS," Trans Inst MC (U.K.) 11(4): 187-195.

C Crawford and F Wenstop (1990), "A model for future HIV/AIDS incidence in
New York City," ISDC 1990 Proceedings, pp 216-226.


Jack Homer
Homer Consulting
jackbhomer@compuserve.com