Analyzing bioterror response logistics: The case of anthrax

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 679-694

  Craft, David L ^a   Wein, Lawrence M ^b   Wilkins, Alexander H ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Queueing

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BIOTERROR; CLOSED FORM EXPRESSIONS;

ANTIBIOTICS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOSENSORS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; QUEUEING NETWORKS;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 20944433579     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0348     Document Type: Article

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