Advancing epidemiological science through computational modeling: A review with novel examples

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-401

  Duke Sylvester, Scott M ^a   Perencevich, Eli N ^b,c   Furuno, Jon P ^b   Real, Leslie A ^a   Gaff, Holly ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARNIVORE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROCYON;

EID: 56549084557     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/086.045.0503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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