Modelling the spread of infections when the contact rate among individuals is short ranged: Propagation of epidemic waves

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 55-69

  Lopez, L F ^a   Coutinho, F A B ^a   Burattini, M N ^a   Massad, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemic models; Epidemic waves; Force of infection; Geographical spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033118701     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(99)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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