The concept of R0 in epidemic theory

Statistica Neerlandica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-110

  Heesterbeek, J A P ^a   Dietz, K ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demography; Epidemic theory; Structured populations; Threshold behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030535568     PISSN: 00390402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9574.1996.tb01482.x     Document Type: Article

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