Difference equations with public health applications /

This study of difference equations with public health applications develops the methodology for the solution of the general kth order linear difference equation using the generating function approach. It includes an examination of the dynamics of disease spread.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moyé, Lemuel A.
Other Authors: Kapadia, Asha Seth, 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, [2000]
Series:Biostatistics (New York, N.Y.) ; 6.
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Online Access: Full text (WIT users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Series Introduction; Preface; Introduction; Contents; Difference Equations: Structure and Function; Generating Functions I: Inversion Principles; Generating Functions II: Coefficient Collection; Difference Equations: Invoking the Generating Functions; Difference Equations: Variable Coefficients; Difference Equations: Run Theory; Difference Equations: Drought Prediction; Difference Equations: Rhythm Disturbances; Difference Equations: Follow-up Losses in Clinical Trials; Difference Equations: Business Predictions; Difference Equations in Epidemiology: Basic Models.