A stochastic equation-based model of the value of international air-travel restrictions for controlling pandemic FLU

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1538-1542

  Goedecke, D Michael ^a   Bobashev, Georgiy V ^a   Yu, Feng ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

AIR TRAVELS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CONTROL STRATEGIES; GLOBAL EPIDEMIC; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MODEL RESULTS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STOCHASTIC EQUATIONS; TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS;

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EID: 49749118301     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419768     Document Type: Conference Paper

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