Multi-product costs and standby capacity derived from queuing theory: The case of Belgian hospitals

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1475-1487

  Smet, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL SECTOR; OCCUPATION;

EID: 3342908468     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000201811     Document Type: Article

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