A system to define and allocate health care resources on a territory to improve the life quality of the populations in developing countries

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-402

  Ferri, F ^a   Pourabbas, E ^a   Rafanelli, M ^a   Sindoni, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031251888     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.1997.1456     Document Type: Article

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