Community in a Time of Crisis: Yale, New Haven, and HIV/AIDS, 1981-1996

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Series of equations used by Edward Kaplan to demonstrate efficacy of needle exchange program

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Series of equations used by Edward Kaplan to demonstrate efficacy of needle exchange program

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Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library

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From Edward H. Kaplan, Elaine O'Keefe, (1993) Let the Needles Do the Talking! Evaluating the New Haven Needle Exchange. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 23(1):7-26.

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Community in a Time of Crisis: Yale, New Haven, and HIV/AIDS, 1981-1996

Ed Kaplan's mathematical modelling proved that clean needles become infected when used by an infected person, while infected needles become uninfectious if they are cleaned.

Series of equations used by Edward Kaplan to demonstrate efficacy of needle exchange program

This equation models the cumulative incidence of HIV infection per drug injector over time.

Series of equations used by Edward Kaplan to demonstrate efficacy of needle exchange program 2

This equation models the reduction in HIV incidence following needle exchange.

Series of equations used by Edward Kaplan to demonstrate efficacy of needle exchange program 3