A nested-epidemic model for the spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 188, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 29-45

  Esposito, Nicolino ^a   Rossi, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compartmental models; HCV epidemic; Injecting drug users; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG PRODUCTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY;

DYNAMIC EQUATIONS; INJECTING DRUG USERS (IDU);

DISEASES;

DISEASE SPREAD; DRUG USER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS;

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIC; HARM REDUCTION; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0842324729     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2003.11.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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