Uncertainty and value of information when allocating resources within and between healthcare programmes

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 530-539

  Chalabi, Zaid ^a   Epstein, David ^b   McKenna, Claire ^b   Claxton, Karl ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; OR in health services; Stochastic programming; Uncertainty modelling

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEALTH SERVICES; UNCERTAINTY MODELING;

STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 43849100889     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.07.026     Document Type: Article

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