A susceptible-infected epidemic model with voluntary vaccinations

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-272

  Chen, Frederick H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Endemic equilibrium; Mass vaccination; Reproductive number; STD; Voluntary vaccination

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VACCINATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VACCINATION;

EID: 33746434939     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-006-0006-1     Document Type: Article

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