Saturation recovery leads to multiple endemic equilibria and backward bifurcation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-283

  Cui, Jinǵan ^a   Mu, Xiaoxia ^b   Wan, Hui ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Disease free equilibrium; Endemic equilibrium; Epidemic model; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; EQUILIBRIUM; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LEAD; SATURATION;

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 50149096788     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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