Threshold and stability results for an SIRS epidemic model with a general periodic vaccination strategy

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-150

  Moneim, I A ^a   Greenhalgh, D ^b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood Diseases; Mathematical Modeling; Periodic Vaccination; Periodicity; R0

Indexed keywords

EID: 19344365285     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339005001446     Document Type: Article

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