Simulating waiting list management

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-298

  Bowers, John Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Queuing; Simulation; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 80051915392     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-011-9171-x     Document Type: Article

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