Dynamical behaviour of epidemiological models with sub-optimal immunity and nonlinear incidence

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 414-430

  Gomes, M G M ^a   Margheri, A ^b   Medley, G F ^c   Rebelo, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 26444475399     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-005-0331-9     Document Type: Article

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