Modeling the spread of tuberculosis in Central Region using the susceptible-exposed-infected-susceptible (SEIS) mathematical model

A thesis submitted to the Department of Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics, 2014

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