A methodological study on fitting a nonlinear stochastic model of the AIDS epidemic in Philadelphia

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 33-51

  Sleeman, C K ^a   Mode, C J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Nonlinear difference equations; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

NONLINEAR DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR STOCHASTIC MODEL;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 0031194766     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(97)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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