Dynamic resource allocation for epidemic control in multiple populations

IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 235-255

  Zaric, Gregory S ^a   Brandeau, Margaret L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic control; Health planning; Optimization; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BUDGET; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BUDGET CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS; EPIDEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH BENEFITS; HEALTH PLANNING; MULTIPLE POPULATIONS; MULTIPLE-TIME PERIODS; OPTIMISATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION MODEL; RESOURCES ALLOCATION; TIME HORIZONS;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0038718555     PISSN: 02650746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/19.4.235     Document Type: Article

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