OR in healthcare: A European perspective

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-234

  Brailsford, Sally ^a   Vissers, Jan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applications of OR; OR in health services; Review

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION AREA; BROAD APPLICATION; DOMAIN SPECIFIC; FORECASTING DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SERVICES; ONE DIMENSION; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; OR IN HEALTH SERVICES; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERVICE DELIVERY; THREE-LEVEL; WORKING GROUPS;

HEALTH CARE; LIFE CYCLE; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

HEALTH;

EID: 79953314252     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.10.026     Document Type: Article

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