Effects of population density on the spread of disease

Complexity

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 29-36

  Tarwater, Patrick M ^a   Martin, Clyde F ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Measles; Outbreak; Simulation; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

EID: 6044226302     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: 10990526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.10003     Document Type: Article

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