Mathematical programming models to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic: operations research perspective

CoDIT 2024-DO_TAP

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 60, Number 2, March-April 2026 CoDIT 2024-DO_TAP


Page(s)		907 - 953
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2026018
Published online		10 April 2026

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