On a new perspective of the basic reproduction number in heterogeneous environments

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-348

  Inaba, Hisashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Generation distribution; Generation evolution operator; Next generation operator; Structured population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIC; FERTILITY; HUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 84864350554     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-011-0463-z     Document Type: Article

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