Ebola-challenge and revival of theoretical epidemiology: Why Extrapolations from early phases of epidemics are problematic

Complexity

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 7-12

  Schuster, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 84928774163     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: 10990526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.21694     Document Type: Article

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