Simulation-based decision support for emergency rooms systems

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 523-538

  Alvarez, Adriana M ^a   Centeno, Martha A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support; integrated simulation environment; run time model reconfiguration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951602414     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: 17415144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhtm.2000.001097     Document Type: Article

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