Artificial hygiene: Non-proliferation of viruses in cellular networks

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 10-22

  Talukder, Asoke k ^a   Das, Debabrata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial hygiene; Digital fever; Digital disease; Viruses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992947912     PISSN: 13287265     EISSN: 17588847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13287260480000779     Document Type: Review

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