Use of location-allocation models in health service development planning in developing nations

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 437-452

  Rahman, Shams Ur ^a   Smith, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HEALTH SERVICES;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0033737535     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00289-1     Document Type: Note

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