The SIR model and the Foundations of Public Health
Weiss, Howard (Howie) (Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
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2013 |
Abstract: |
We introduce and analyze a basic transmission model for a directly transmitted infectious disease. The model consists of a system of three coupled non-linear ordinary differential equations which does not possess an explicit formula solution. However, simple tools from calculus allow us to extract a great deal of information about the solutions. Along the way we illustrate how this simple model helps to lay a theoretical foundation for public health interventions and how several cornerstones of public health required such a model to illuminate. |
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Anglès |
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Article ; divulgació ; Versió publicada |
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Materials matemàtics, 2013, p. 1-17, ISSN 1887-1097 |
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