Analysis and control of an SEIR epidemic system with nonlinear transmission rate

Na Yi1,2, Qingling Zhang1,2, Kun Mao1,2

  • 1Institute of Systems Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.

Mathematical and Computer Modelling
|April 15, 2020
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