Perspectives on the basic reproductive ratio

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-293

  Heffernan, J M ^a   Smith, R J ^b   Wahl, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mathematical modelling; Population dynamics; R0

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32044460132     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2005.0042     Document Type: Review

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