Comparative analysis of phenomenological growth models applied to epidemic outbreaks

Phenomenological models are particularly useful for characterizing epidemic trajectories because they often offer a simple mathematical form defined through ordinary differential equations (ODEs) that in many cases can be solved explicitly. Such models avoid the description of biological mechanisms...

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Main Authors: Raimund Bürger, Gerardo Chowell, Leidy Yissedt Lara-Díıaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-05-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2019212?viewType=HTML