Principles of epidemiological modelling

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 407-416

  Garner, M G ^a   Hamilton, S A ^b,c  

^a Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease; Epidemiology; Model; Policy; Principles; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052765433     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.30.2.2045     Document Type: Article

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