A dynamic forecasting model for nursing manpower requirements in the medical service industry

Service Business

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 225-236

  Chung, Soong Hwan ^a   Jung, Doo Chae ^b   Yoon, Seong No ^c   Lee, DonHee ^d  

^a Hansung University   (South Korea)

^b Namseoul University   (South Korea)

^c SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical service industry; Nursing manpower; Simulation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952102578     PISSN: 18628516     EISSN: 18628508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11628-009-0092-4     Document Type: Article

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