A note on heroin epidemics

被引:105
作者
Mulone, Giuseppe [1 ]
Straughan, Brian [2 ]
机构
[1] Citta Univ Catania, Dipartimento Matemat & Informat, I-95125 Catania, Italy
[2] Univ Durham, Dept Math Sci, Durham DH1 3LE, England
关键词
Heroin epidemics; Equilibria; Stability;
D O I
10.1016/j.mbs.2009.01.006
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We show that the steady states of the White and Comiskey (E. White, C. Comiskey, Heroin epidemics, treatment and ODE modelling, Math. Biosci. 208 (2007) 312-324.] model of heroin epidemics are stable. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:138 / 141
页数:4
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