Optimal initiation and management of dialysis therapy

Operations Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1428-1449

  Lee, Chris P ^a   Chertow, Glenn M ^b   Zenios, Stefanos A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming: semi Markov; Health care: treatment

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; COST ADVANTAGES; DIALYSIS THERAPIES; DISEASE PROGRESSIONS; MEDICAL EXPENDITURES; MEDICAL PRACTICES; MEDICAL THERAPIES; NOVEL STRATEGIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; QUALITY OF LIVES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SIMULATION MODELS; SUB-MODELS;

BIOASSAY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; COSTS; DIALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 61449105845     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1080.0613     Document Type: Article

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