Emergency and on-demand health care: Modelling a large complex system

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-42

  Brailsford, S C ^a   Lattimer, V A ^a   Tarnaras, P ^a   Turnbull, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A E; Discrete event simulation; Emergency and on demand health care; Simulation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MARKETING; PATIENT MONITORING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURGERY;

A&E; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; EMERGENCY AND ON-DEMAND HEALTH CARE; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2442443062     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601667     Document Type: Article

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