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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Theor Biol. 2007 Aug 25;249(3):487–499. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.08.011

Table 2.

List of parameters in the DEM

Symbol Interpretation
βV = NBH/NBP Probability for a patient to be visited by a HCW
νV = 1/AV Rate at which a HCW exits a visit
νC = 1/AC Rate at which a HCW becomes uncontaminated
νN = 1/AN Rate at which a class N patient exits the hospital
νR = 1/AR Rate at which a class R patient exits the hospital