A Bayesian approach to modelling the observed Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy epidemic

Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 355-374

  Cooper, J D ^a   Harrison, P J ^b  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian forecasting; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Dynamic models; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343118704     PISSN: 02776693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-131X(199709)16:5<355::AID-FOR666>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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