%0 Journal Article
%T Assessing the Performance of a Computer-Based Policy Model of HIV and AIDS
%A Chara E. Rydzak
%A Kara L. Cotich
%A Paul E. Sax
%A Heather E. Hsu
%A Bingxia Wang
%A Elena Losina
%A Kenneth A. Freedberg
%A Milton C. Weinstein
%A Sue J. Goldie
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0012647
%X Model-based analyses, conducted within a decision analytic framework, provide a systematic way to combine information about the natural history of disease and effectiveness of clinical management strategies with demographic and epidemiological characteristics of the population. Among the challenges with disease-specific modeling include the need to identify influential assumptions and to assess the face validity and internal consistency of the model.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012647