Ambulatory Care and orthopaedic capacity planning

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Bowers, John ^a   Mould, Gilliam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory Care; Bed management; Capacity planning; Day surgery; Diagnosis and treatment centres; Orthopaedics; Theatre utilisation

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDICS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDICS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 16344379919     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-005-5215-4     Document Type: Article

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