A mixed integer programming model to locate traumatic brain injury treatment units in the Department of Veterans Affairs: A case study

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-267

  Côté, Murray J ^a   Syam, Siddhartha S ^b   Vogel, W Bruce ^c   Cowper, Diane C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Facility location and allocation; Health care planning; Mixed integer programming; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOUSING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOLDIER; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOUSING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 34250803822     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9018-7     Document Type: Article

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