Healthcare system design and parttime working doctors

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-371

  Molema, J J W ^a   Groothuis, S ^a   Baars, I J ^a   Kleinschiphorst, M ^a   Leers, E G E ^a   Hasman, A ^b   Van Merode, G G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Healthcare system design; Simulation; Variability; Working parttime

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348941212     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9032-9     Document Type: Article

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