The effect of global travel on the spread of SARS

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 205-218

  Ruan, Shigui ^a   Wang, Wendi ^b   Levin, Simon A ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Central place theory; Epidemic model; Global travel; Medical geography

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747161363     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2006.3.205     Document Type: Article

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