The dynamics of scarlet fever epidemics in England and Wales in the 19th century

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 493-499

  Duncan, C J ^a   Duncan, S R ^b   Scott, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCARLET FEVER; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0029752255     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800059161     Document Type: Article

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