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Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics
Volume 2013, Article ID 608598, 13 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/608598
Research Article

Dynamical Behaviour of a Tumor-Immune System with Chemotherapy and Optimal Control

Swarnali Sharma and G. P. Samanta

Department of Mathematics, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, India

Received 22 April 2013; Revised 7 June 2013; Accepted 23 June 2013

Academic Editor: Giovanni P. Galdi

Copyright © 2013 Swarnali Sharma and G. P. Samanta. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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