Analysis of sexually transmitted disease spreading in heterosexual and homosexual populations

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-152

  Zhang, Juping ^a   Jin, Zhen ^a   Chen, Yuming ^b,c  

^a NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c YUNCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Equilibrium; Sensitivity analysis; Sexual contact network; Stability

Indexed keywords

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; DISEASE-FREE EQUILIBRIUM; ENDEMIC EQUILIBRIUM; GLOBALLY ASYMPTOTICALLY STABLE; NONTRIVIAL SOLUTION; SEXUAL CONTACTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VARIOUS MODEL PARAMETERS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISEASES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

FEMALE; GROUP STRUCTURE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84875378830     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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