Optimal vaccination strategies for a community of households

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-132

  Becker, Niels G ^a   Starczak, Dianna N ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HOUSEHOLD; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031568282     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(96)00139-3     Document Type: Article

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