On the role of reinfection in the transmission of infectious diseases

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-63

  Schinazi, Rinaldo B ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Reinfection; Spatial stochastic model; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOGENOUS REINFECTION; EXOGENOUS REINFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0141927315     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00220-0     Document Type: Article

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