An object simulation model for modeling hypothetical disease epidemics - EpiFlex

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hanley, Brian ^a  

^a BW Education and Forensics   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MODEL; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 33748960746     PISSN: 17424682     EISSN: 17424682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-3-32     Document Type: Article

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