Global dynamics of a SEIR model with varying total population size

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-213

  Li, Michael Y ^a   Graef, John R ^a   Wang, Liancheng ^a   Karsai, János ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Compound matrices; Endemic equilibrium; Epidemic models; Global stability; Latent period

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; POPULATION SIZE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0032812296     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(99)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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