Using system dynamics to develop policies that matter: Global management of poliomyelitis and beyond

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-449

  Thompson, Kimberly M ^a,b   Duintjer Tebbens, Radboud J ^c  

^a Kid Risk Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 63449127713     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.419     Document Type: Article

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