SIRS epidemic model and simulations using different types of seasonal contact rate

Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 573-600

  Greenhalgh, D ^a   Moneim, I A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Childhood diseases; Mathematical modelling; Periodicity; R0; Seasonality; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

CHILDHOOD DISEASES; PERIODICITY; R0; SEASONALITY; SIMULATIONS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 27144554272     PISSN: 02329298     EISSN: 10294902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/023929021000008813     Document Type: Article

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