Directly transmitted infections modeling considering an age-structured contact rate - Epidemiological analysis

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 11-30

  Yang, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age structured contact rate; Epidemiological parameters; Threshold; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033119193     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(99)00059-X     Document Type: Article

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