Systematic review of the use of computer simulation modeling of patient flow in surgical care

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Sobolev, Boris G ^c   Sanchez, Victor ^a   Vasilakis, Christos ^b  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Literature review; Patient flow; Policy analysis; Surgical care

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79952447670     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9336-z     Document Type: Review

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