The efficiency of targeted intervention in limiting the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C virus among injecting drug users

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2013.05.017zbMATH Open1397.92628OpenAlexW1990291753WikidataQ42260376 ScholiaQ42260376MaRDI QIDQ1790781FDOQ1790781

Authors: Anneke S. De Vos, Mirjam Kretzschmar 

Publication date: 4 October 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.05.017

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zbMATH Keywords

epidemiologymathematical modellingrisk variability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Epidemiology (92D30)

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