Application of optimal control to the epidemiology of malaria

Electronic Journal of Differential Equations

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Agusto, Folashade B ^a   Marcus, Nizar ^b   Okosun, Kazeem O ^c  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Insecticide treated bed nets; Malaria; Mosquito insecticide; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863493891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10726691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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