A Sensitivity analysis of the New Zealand standard model of foot and mouth disease

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 513-526

  Owen, K ^a   Stevenson, M A ^b   Sanson, R L ^c  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c ASUREQUALITY LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disease simulation model; Epidemiology; Foot and mouth disease; Modelling; New Zealand; New Zealand standard model; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052710766     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.30.2.2052     Document Type: Article

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