Science, epidemiological models and decision making

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-124

  Pfeiffer, Dirk ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RISK; SCIENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BOVINE VIRUS DIARRHEA-MUCOSAL DISEASE; CATTLE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 1142299404     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2003.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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