The impact of the network topology on the viral prevalence: A node-based approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Yang, Lu Xing ^a   Draief, Moez ^b   Yang, Xiaofan ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER VIRUS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNET;

COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNET;

EID: 84941730075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134507     Document Type: Article

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