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Modelling sexual partnership dynamics and population heterogeneities in agent-based dynamic network models

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arXiv:2609.17622v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Population-level heterogeneities, combined with temporal fluctuations in sexual partnerships, shape the structure of sexual contact networks and can substantially influence the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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Modelling sexual partnership dynamics and population heterogeneities in agent-based dynamic network models
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