Seven challenges in modeling vaccine preventable diseases

Vaccination has been one of the most successful public health measures since the introduction of basic sanitation. Substantial mortality and morbidity reductions have been achieved via vaccination against many infections, and the list of diseases that are potentially controllable by vaccines is grow...

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Главные авторы: C.J.E. Metcalf, V. Andreasen, O.N. Bjørnstad, K. Eames, W.J. Edmunds, S. Funk, T.D. Hollingsworth, J. Lessler, C. Viboud, B.T. Grenfell
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Серии:Epidemics
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Online-ссылка:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436514000395
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Итог:Vaccination has been one of the most successful public health measures since the introduction of basic sanitation. Substantial mortality and morbidity reductions have been achieved via vaccination against many infections, and the list of diseases that are potentially controllable by vaccines is growing steadily. We introduce key challenges for modeling in shaping our understanding and guiding policy decisions related to vaccine preventable diseases.
ISSN:1755-4365
1878-0067