Modeling optimal treatment strategies in a heterogeneous mixing model

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Choe, Seoyun ^a   Lee, Sunmi ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A two group influenza model; Heterogeneous mixing; Optimal control theory; Preferred mixing; Targeted treatment strategies

Indexed keywords

AGE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING;

AGE FACTORS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84947910933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12976-015-0026-x     Document Type: Article

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