Waiting list behaviour and the consequences for NHS targets

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Bowers, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health service; Queuing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ORTHOPEDICS;

CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES; FIRST IN FIRST OUTS; HEALTH SERVICES; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUEUING; SIMULATION; WAITING TIME DISTRIBUTIONS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 73549121085     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2008.149     Document Type: Article

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