Population biology of infectious diseases: Part I

Roy M. Anderson; Robert M. May

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journal article Aug 01, 1979

Population biology of infectious diseases: Part I

Roy M. Anderson Robert M. May

Nature Vol. 280 No. 5721 pp. 361-367 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Aug 01, 1979
Vol/Issue: 280(5721)
Pages: 361-367
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Roy M. Anderson

From University of Hong Kong, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China, amd Imperial College, University of London, London, United Kingdom.

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Robert M. May

Centre for Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, Wolfson Building, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom; Bioinformatics Research Center, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; and Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, United Kingdom

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Roy M. Anderson, Robert M. May (1979). Population biology of infectious diseases: Part I. Nature, 280(5721), 361-367. https://doi.org/10.1038/280361a0

Population biology of infectious diseases: Part I

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