Hui CaoYicang ZhouFred Brauer2013-09-132013-09-1320122012Hui Cao, Yicang Zhou, & Fred Brauer (2012). Estimates of tuberculosis progression rate of children in China. Journal of Biological Dynamics, 6(2): 663-673.doi:10.1080/17513758.2012.6774831751-3758http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51661In this paper, a discrete mathematical model is formulated to describe tuberculosis (TB) progression from latent infection to active disease. The data of national TB epidemiology surveys in China are taken to estimate the TB progression rate for children aged 0–14 years. The progression rate obtained in this paper gives a detailed and better estimate of TB progression rate among children.Text1 digital file (p. 663-673)application/pdfenDISCRETE TB MODELCHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSISPROGRESSION RATELATENT INFECTIONTUBERCULOSISMATHEMATICAL MODELSDISEASE PROGRESSIONCHINAEPIDEMIOLOGYJournal Article (peer-reviewed)