Herd immunity - estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries

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作者
Kwok, Kin On [1 ]
Lai, Florence [2 ]
Wei, Wan In [1 ]
Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan [1 ]
Tang, Julian W. T. [3 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, JC Sch Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Leicester, Dept Cardiovasc Sci, Leicester, Leics, England
[3] Univ Leicester, Resp Sci, Clin Microbiol, Leicester Royal Infirm, 5-F Sandringham Bldg, Leicester LE1 5WW, Leics, England
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10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.027
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R51 [传染病];
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页码:E32 / E33
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