Challenging the role of calibration, validation and sensitivity analysis in relation to models of health care processes

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-213

  Gallivan, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Health care processes; Operational research; Sensitivity analysis; Validation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43149084124     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9058-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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