Dynamic modeling of herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) transmission: Issues in structural uncertainty

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 720-749

  Foss, Anna M ^a   Vickerman, Peter T ^a   Chalabi, Zaid ^a   Mayaud, Philippe ^a   Alary, Michel ^b   Watts, Charlotte H ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic model; Herpes simplex virus type 2; Mathematical modeling; Model reduction; Model structural uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 62149139761     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-008-9379-1     Document Type: Article

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