A stochastic model of schistosomiasis immuno-epidemiology

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-198

  Chan, M S ^a   Isham, V S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MODELING; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

VERMES;

EID: 0032146796     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(98)10014-7     Document Type: Article

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