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ArticlePerspectives in health information managemen2021

A Simulation Study of Coronavirus as an Epidemic Disease Using Agent-Based Modeling.

Amal Adel Alzu'bi, Sanaa Ibrahim Abu Alasal, Valerie J M Watzlaf

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Article in Perspectives in health information managemen, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Amal Adel Alzu'bi(aazoubi9@just.edu.jo) is Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Jordan University of Science and Technology, in Irbid, Jordan.
Sanaa Ibrahim Abu Alasal(sanaasal11@gmail.com), is Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, in Irbid, Jordan.
Valerie J M WatzlafValerie J.M. Watzlaf, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA, (valgeo@pitt.edu) is Vice Chair of Education and Associate Professor, Department of Health Information Management, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At the end of 2019, the world faced the novel coronavirus, and with it fear of economic collapse and mass fatalities. Simulation systems can be used to monitor the behavior of the virus. Simulation provides an abstract representation of reality by conveying details and characteristics of reality in a simple application. One of the most important ways to simulate is agent-based modeling. The health information professional plays an important role in developing these models. In this research, we simulate the spread of COVID-19 in a region restricted to a population with specific demographic characteristics and social relationships. This study aims to clarify the effects of preventative techniques that suppress the spread of epidemics, such as quarantines, social distancing, and reduced mass transit.

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Computer SimulationSystems AnalysisCommunicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsEpidemicsHumansReproducibility of ResultsSARS-CoV-2agent-based modelingcoronavirusCOVID-19epidemic diseasesSIR model

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PMID33633517
PMCPMC7883357

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