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Estimating finite-population reproductive numbers in heterogeneous populations

The basic reproductive number, [Formula: see text] , is one of the most important epidemiological quantities. [Formula: see text] provides a threshold for elimination and determines when a disease can spread or when a disease will die out. Classically, [Formula: see text] is calculated assuming an i...

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Autores principales: Keegan, Lindsay T., Dushoff, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.01.022