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Modelling in Public Health Research

How Mathematical Techniques Keep Us Healthy

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction: Life-Cycles of Models

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 1-7
  3. Models and the Stories They Tell Us

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 8-28
  4. Kinship Relations of Models

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 29-42
  5. Working Lives of Models

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 43-59
  6. Encounters with Risks

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 60-74
  7. When Evidence Is Silent

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 75-92
  8. Governing by Numbers

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 93-110
  9. Lives of Models in the World of Policy

    • Erika Mansnerus
    Pages 111-117
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 118-134

About this book

This book analyses the development and use of mathematical models in public health research and policy. By introducing a life cycle metaphor, the author provides a unique perspective on how mathematical modelling techniques have increased our understanding of the governance of infectious risks in society.

Authors and Affiliations

  • London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

    Erika Mansnerus

About the author

Erika Mansnerus is Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where she teaches sociology and social policy. Her work has been funded by the British Academy, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, UK. She was awarded her PhD at the University of Helsinki in 2007.

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