A mathematical study of a model for childhood diseases with non-permanent immunity

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 347-363

  Moghadas, S M ^a   Gumel, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Epidemic models; Equilibria; Finite difference method; Stability; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VACCINES;

CHILDHOOD DISEASES;

DISEASES;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041519201     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0427(03)00416-3     Document Type: Article

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