Exploring the potential for using the grid to support health impact assessment modelling

Parallel Computing

Volumn 30, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1073-1091

  Piggott, David ^a,c   Teljeur, Conor ^b   Kelly, Alan ^b  

^a Integrity House   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Integrity House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grid computing; Health; Hospital planning; Modelling; Public health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PLANNING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

GRID COMPUTING; HOSPITAL PLANNING; MODELING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 7444243861     PISSN: 01678191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parco.2004.07.012     Document Type: Article

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