The epidemiological consequences of optimisation of the individual host immune response

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Medley, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Immunity; Mathematical models; Parasites; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0037002562     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182002002354     Document Type: Conference Paper

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