A three compartment model of the patient flows in a geriatric department: A decision support approach

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-163

  McClean, Sally I ^a   Millard, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 0032173658     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019002804381     Document Type: Article

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