Syphilis cycles

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 297-348

  Aadland, David ^a   Finnoff, David C ^a   Huang, Kevin X D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cycles; Disease; Dynamic resonance; Eradication; Fatalism; SIRS; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889010756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2012-0060     Document Type: Article

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