Open Access
Issue
Math. Model. Nat. Phenom.
Volume 19, 2024
Article Number 6
Number of page(s) 22
Section Population dynamics and epidemiology
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/mmnp/2024005
Published online 11 April 2024
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