Optimal decision making in a dynamic model of community health

Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2004, Pages 1347-1358

  Homer, Jack ^a   Milstein, Bobby ^b  

^a Homer Consulting   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOLOGY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EPIDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 12344281024     PISSN: 10603425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/hicss.2004.1265239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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