On the basic reproduction number R0 in sexual activity models for HIV/AIDS epidemics: Example from Yunnan, China

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 595-607

  Bacaër, Nicolas ^a   Abdurahman, Xamxinur ^b   Ye, Jianli ^c   Auger, Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c National Center for Women's and Children's Health   (China)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; HIV; Mixed Poisson distribution

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38349039527     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2007.4.595     Document Type: Article

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