A Trauma Resource Allocation Model for Ambulances and Hospitals

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 489-507

  Branas, Charles C ^a   MacKenzie, Ellen J ^a   ReVelle, Charles S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Health planning; Operations research; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLIGHT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

AIR AMBULANCES; ALGORITHMS; AMBULANCES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MARYLAND; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034045381     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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