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Resource Allocation for Epidemic Control

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  1. Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Margaret Brandeau

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-5263, USA

    Christodoulos A. Floudas

  2. Center for Applied Optimization, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-6595, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

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Brandeau, M. (2008). Resource Allocation for Epidemic Control . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_563

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