The SI epidemiological models with a fuzzy transmission parameter

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 1619-1628

  De Barros, L C ^a   Leite, M B Ferreira ^a   Bassanezi, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction value; Epidemiology; Fuzzy expected value; Fuzzy set; Transmission coefficient

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FUZZY TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 0038683232     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(03)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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