Evaluating the capability and cost of a mass influenza and pneumococcal vaccination clinic via computer simulation

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 414-423

  Washington, Michael L ^a,b  

^a Department of the Navy Navy Medical Support Command ^*  (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Discrete event computer simulation; Emergency preparedness; Immunization; Influenza; Mass vaccination clinic; Public health

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; SALARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349134865     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X09333126     Document Type: Article

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