Simulation analysis of an outpatient department of internal medicine in a university hospital

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 425-432

  Wijewickrama, A K Athula ^a   Takakuwa, Soemon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MEDICINE; OPTIMIZATION;

DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODELS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PATIENT WAITING TIME; PREVENTATIVE MEDICINES; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION MODELLING; WAITING TIMES;

HEALTH;

EID: 46149110114     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2006.323111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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