Optimal control of epidemics with limited resources

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 423-451

  Hansen, Elsa ^a   Day, Troy ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isolation; Limited resources; SIR model; Time optimal control; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; STATISTICS; VACCINATION;

EPIDEMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 79951494643     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-010-0341-0     Document Type: Article

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