Comparing two methods of scheduling outpatient clinic appointments using simulation experiments

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 368-370

  Vasilakis, Christos ^a   Kuramoto, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 30344434614     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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