Application of the Lambert W function to the SIR epidemic model

College Mathematics Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-159

  Wang, Frank ^a  

^a University of New York   (United States)

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EID: 84863116478     PISSN: 07468342     EISSN: 19311346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4169/074683410X480276     Document Type: Article

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