Managing the delivery of dialysis therapy: A multiclass fluid model analysis

Management Science

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1317-1336

  Zenios, Stefanos A ^a   Fuloria, Prashant C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIALYSIS THERAPY; MULTICLASS FLUID MODEL ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034297870     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.46.10.1317.12271     Document Type: Article

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