Evaluating epidemic intervention policies with systems thinking: A case study of dengue fever in Mexico

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-138

  Ritchie Dunham, James L ^a,b,f   Méndez Galván, Jorge F ^c,d,e,g  

^a Strat Decis Simulation Group LLC   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Vector Borne Disease Control   (Mexico)

^d Rockefeller Found Dengue Res Unit   (Mexico)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Strategic Decision Simulation Group   (United States)

^g Sec of Hlth U States of Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH POLICY; MODELING;

MEXICO;

EID: 2442754075     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1727(199922)15:2<119::AID-SDR163>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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