Stochastic epidemic models revisited: Analysis of some continuous performance measures

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-211

  Artalejo, J R ^a   Economou, A ^b   Lopez Herrero, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

extinction time; head lice; recovery time; stochastic SIR model; stochastic SIS model; time to infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEDICULUS; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

PEDICULUS HUMANUS;

EID: 81155147087     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2011.552737     Document Type: Article

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