Pandemic influenza in papua new guinea: A modelling study comparison with pandemic spread in a developed country

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Milne, George J ^a   Baskaran, Pravin ^a   Halder, Nilimesh ^a   Karl, Stephan ^a   Kelso, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84876148629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002518     Document Type: Article

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