A note on the use of influenza vaccination strategies when supply is limited
Pages: 171 - 182, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2011

doi:10.3934/mbe.2011.8.171      Abstract        References        Full text (737.0K)                  Related Articles

Sunmi Lee - Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States (email)
Romarie Morales - Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States (email)
Carlos Castillo-Chavez - School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Science Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States (email)

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