The loss of immunity in directly transmitted infections modeling: Effects on the epidemiological parameters

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 355-372

  Yang, Hyun Mo ^a   Silveira, Ana Silvia Barreiros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAZIL; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFECTION; NEWBORN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RUBELLA; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032030434     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bulm.1997.0031     Document Type: Article

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