Simple criteria for finding (nearly) optimal vaccination strategies

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 673-683

  Tennenbaum, Stephen ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic modeling; Infectious disease; Influenza; Vaccination strategy

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 38649111031     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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