Stochastic epidemic models with a backward bifurcation

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 445-458

  Allen, Linda J S ^a   Van Den Driessche, P ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bistability; Continuous time Markov chain; Epidemic model; Stochastic differential equations; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846964182     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2006.3.445     Document Type: Article

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