The impact of HIV/AIDS in the context of socioeconomic stressors: An evidence-driven approach

JASSS

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Alam, Shah Jamal ^a   Meyer, Ruth ^a   Ziervogel, Gina ^a   Moss, Scott ^a  

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Author keywords

Agent based social simulation; Evidence driven modeling; HIV AIDS impact; Socioeconomic stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249004508     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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