Non-standard numerical method for a mathematical model of RSV epidemiological transmission

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 670-678

  Arenas, Abraham J ^a   Moraño, José Antonio ^b   Cortés, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemic model; Non standard finite differences schemes; Numerical solution; SIRS

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMBER THEORY; STANDARDS; VIRUSES;

APPLIED (CO); CONTINUOUS MODELING; DIFFERENT SIZES; ELSEVIER (CO); EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPLICIT METHODS; FINLAND; NUMERICAL SCHEMES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV); SEASONAL RAINFALL; TEMPERATE CLIMATES; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 45049087099     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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