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Original Article

Stationary Solution of a Stochastic Nosocomial Epidemic Model in Hospital Intensive Care Units

John R. GraefDepartment of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lingju KongDepartment of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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Min WangDepartment of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Pages 840-850 | Received 04 Jun 2014, Accepted 23 Jun 2014, Published online: 02 Sep 2014

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