Modelling infectious diseases: viral complexity
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منابع مشابه
Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases.
INTRODUCTION Mathematical models allow us to extrapolate from current information about the state and progress of an outbreak, to predict the future and, most importantly, to quantify the uncertainty in these predictions. Here, we illustrate these principles in relation to the current H1N1 epidemic. SOURCES OF DATA Many sources of data are used in mathematical modelling, with some forms of mo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Microbiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1740-1526,1740-1534
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1386-c1