Analysis of an epidemic model with bistable equilibria using the Poincaré index

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 689-702

  Moghadas, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Epidemic models; Equilibria; Poincar index; Positively invariant; Stability

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMBER THEORY; VECTORS;

BASIC REPRODUCTIVE NUMBER; EPIDEMIC MODELS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

EID: 0347758641     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0096-3003(03)00171-1     Document Type: Article

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