Optimal Control Strategies in an Alcoholism Model

This paper presents a deterministic SATQ-type mathematical model (including susceptible, alcoholism, treating, and quitting compartments) for the spread of alcoholism with two control strategies to gain insights into this increasingly concerned about health and social phenomenon. Some properties of...

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Main Authors: Xun-Yang Wang, Hai-Feng Huo, Qing-Kai Kong, Wei-Xuan Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/954069