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Brauer, Fred.

Mathematical models for communicable diseases / Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chávez. - Philadelphia : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, c2013. - xviii, 270 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - CBMS-NSF regional conference series in applied mathematics ; 84 . - CBMS-NSF regional conference series in applied mathematics ; 84. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : mathematical modeling in epidemiology -- Compartmental epidemic models -- Models for endemic diseases -- Heterogeneity in epidemic models -- Models structured by age -- Models for diseases in highly mobile populations -- Modeling influenza -- Models for the dynamics of influenza -- Models for the transmission dynamics of HIV -- Dynamical models of tuberculosis and applications -- Models for sexually transmitted diseases or STDs.

ISBN: 9781611972412 1611972418

LCCN: 2012030574

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Communicable diseases--Mathematical models.
Epidemiology--Mathematical models.
Communicable diseases--Epidemiology.
Communicable Diseases--epidemiology.
Models, Theoretical.
Communicable Disease Control.

LC Class. No.: RA643 / .B73 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 511.8

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WC 16