Operational models for epidemics of problematic drug use: The Mover-Stayer approach to heterogeneity

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-90

  Rossi, Carla ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compartmental modelling; Drug policy; Drug use; Epidemics; Evaluation; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

DRUGS TRADE; PLANNING METHOD; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 0344009708     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0121(03)00029-6     Document Type: Article

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