Ebola in West Africa: Model-Based Exploration of Social Psychological Effects and Interventions

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 2-14

  Pruyt, Erik ^a,b   Auping, Willem L ^a,c   Kwakkel, Jan H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences NIAS KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c Hague Centre for Strategic Studies   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ebola virus; Exploratory modelling and analysis; System dynamics; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CURBS; DISEASE CONTROL; SYSTEM THEORY; VIRUSES;

DEEP UNCERTAINTIES; EBOLA VIRUS; MODELLING AND ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TRANSMISSION MODEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST AFRICA;

DISEASES;

EID: 84923841945     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2329     Document Type: Article

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