Estimating the measles effective reproduction number in Australia from routine notification data
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Estimating the measles effective reproduction number in Australia from routine notification data.
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.13.125724