An unexpected result in an approximate carrier-borne epidemic process

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2116-2120

  Gani, J ^a   Swift, R J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 50649093325     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2008.01.077     Document Type: Article

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