One hundred years of operational research in health - UK 1948-2048

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Royston, G ^a,b  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b South View   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Health; OR history; Practice of OR

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATIONAL LEVEL; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE OF OR; REFLECTIVE THINKING;

HEALTH;

EID: 64749090056     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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