Optimal vaccination policies for stochastic epidemics among a population of households

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 177-178, Issue , 2002, Pages 333-354

  Ball, Frank G ^a   Lyne, Owen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Households epidemic model; Optimal vaccination policy; SIR; SIS and SIRS epidemics; Threshold parameter

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

VACCINATION;

IMMUNIZATION;

VACCINE;

VACCINATION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036234547     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(01)00095-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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