Global stability of an age-structure model for TB and its applications to optimal vaccination strategies

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-154

  Castillo Chavez, Carlos ^a   Feng, Zhilan ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BCG VACCINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032146737     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(98)10016-0     Document Type: Article

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