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Theory versus Data: How to Calculate R(0)?
To predict the potential severity of outbreaks of infectious diseases such as SARS, HIV, TB and smallpox, a summary parameter, the basic reproduction number R(0), is generally calculated from a population-level model. R(0) specifies the average number of secondary infections caused by one infected i...
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Public Library of Science
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1804098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17356693 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000282 |