Criticality in epidemiology

Complex Population Dynamics: Nonlinear Modeling In Ecology, Epidemiology And Genetics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 159-188

  Stollenwerk, Nico ^a,b   Jansen, Vincent A A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960538475     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812771582_0007     Document Type: Chapter

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