Bed allocation techniques based on census data

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-38

  Lapierre, Sophie D ^a   Goldsman, David ^b   Cochran, Roger ^c   DuBow, Janice ^d  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Cochran/Merrick Associates ^*  (United States)

^d NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

EID: 0032917159     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0121(98)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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