Modeling the public health response to bioterrorism: Using discrete event simulation to design antibiotic distribution centers

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 22, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Hupert, Nathaniel ^a,b   Mushlin, Alvin I ^a   Callahan, Mark A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Discrete event simulation modeling; Mass prophylaxis; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DRUG PROGRAM; DRUG USE; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION;

EID: 0036738548     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027298902237709     Document Type: Article

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