Improving hospital evacuation planning using simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 509-515

  Taaffe, Kevin ^a   Johnson, Matt ^a   Steinmann, Desiree ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DISASTERS; HEALTH; MODAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; EVACUATION PLANNING; NATURAL DISASTERS; SIMULATION MODELLING;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 46149107335     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2006.323123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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