Analysis of the sensitivity properties of a model of vector-borne bubonic plague

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 5, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 1099-1107

  Buzby, Megan ^a   Neckels, David ^b   Antolin, Michael F ^a   Estep, Donald ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Model sensitivity analysis; Variational analysis; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS; VECTORS;

ADJOINT EQUATIONS; COMPLEX MODELING; DERIVATIVE INFORMATION; EVOLUTION (CO); MODEL OUTPUTS; MODEL SENSITIVITY; NEW APPROACHES; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; PARAMETER SPACES; REFERENCE POINT (RP); SENSITIVITY TOOLS; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; VARIOUS MODEL PARAMETERS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE CARRIER; FLEA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PLAGUE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIOSIS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 47649118757     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1339     Document Type: Article

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