Managing uncertainty in orthopaedic trauma theatres

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 599-608

  Bowers, John ^a   Mould, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Risk management; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOSPITAL BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGERY;

HEALTH SERVICES; OPERATING THEATRES;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0348223652     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00816-0     Document Type: Article

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