A stochastic model for epidemics based on the renewal equation

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Gielen, J L W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemics; Final size distribution; Renewal equation; Threshold theorem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346929323     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021833900000002X     Document Type: Article

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