Modeling dynamics of infant obesity in the region of Valencia, Spain

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 679-689

  Jódar, Lucas ^a   Santonja, Francisco J ^a   González Parra, Gilberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Epidemiological model; Finite time dynamics; Mathematical modeling; System of ODEs

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; KETONES; MODAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ELSEVIER (CO); EVOLUTION (CO); HIGH-FREQUENCY (HF); REAL DATA; SOFT DRINKS; SPANISH; STATISTICAL STUDY; VALENCIA;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 45449093962     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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