Branching processes: Their role in epidemiology

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1186-1204

  Jacob, Christine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Age dependence; Branching process; Epidemic size; Extinction time; Population dependence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; EPIDEMIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PROBABILITY; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; STATISTICS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77950903646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7031204     Document Type: Article

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