Developing model requirements for patient flow simulation studies using the Unified Modelling Language (UML)

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-149

  Vasilakis, C ^a   Lecznarowicz, D ^b   Lee, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; HEALTH CARE; MAPPING;

ACTIVITY DIAGRAM; CARE ACTIVITIES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MODEL REQUIREMENTS; SIMULATION STUDIES; STATES AND TRANSITIONS; UML ACTIVITY DIAGRAMS;

MODELING LANGUAGES;

EID: 70249118145     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2009.3     Document Type: Article

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