HIV/AIDS Epidemic in INDIA and predicting the impact of the national response: mathematical modeling and analysis

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 779-813

  Srinivasa Rao, Arni S R ^a   Thomas, Kurien ^b   Sudhakar, Kurapati ^c   Maini, Philip K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti retroviral therapy; Behavioral interventions; Epidemic modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 76549135399     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2009.6.779     Document Type: Article

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