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A stochastic compartmental model with continuous infusion

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This paper deals with stochasticm-compartmental systems with continuous time-dependent infusions into all compartments and reversible time-independent flows between any two compartments. A methodology for the first two moments of the distribution of the number of units in the different compartments at any point in time is outlined without resorting to the usual techniques of generating functions and inverse Laplace transforms. A possible application to a systems analysis of the kidney transplant system is discussed.

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  1. School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

    Asha Seth Kapadia

  2. College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

    Bayliss C. McInnis

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Kapadia, A.S., McInnis, B.C. A stochastic compartmental model with continuous infusion. Bltn Mathcal Biology 38, 695–700 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458643

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