Emergency medical systems analysis by simulation and optimization

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2422-2432

  Silva, Pedro Marinho Sizenando ^a   Pinto, Luiz Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM; MAIN COMPONENT; MEDICAL EMERGENCY; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; RESPONSE TIME; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE;

OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 79951607039     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2010.5678938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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