Mathematical Epidemiology: Past, Present, and Future

Overview

Journal Infect Dis Model

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2018 Jun 22

PMID 29928732

Citations 97

Authors

Fred Brauer

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Abstract

We give a brief outline of some of the important aspects of the development of mathematical epidemiology.

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