Mathematical modelling in health care

18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 44-56

  Karnon, J ^a   Mackay, Mark ^b   Mills, T M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Loddon Mallee Integrated Cancer Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cohort Markov model; Compartment model; Health services; Hospital; Queueing theory; Time series

Indexed keywords

BASIC MODELS; CERVICAL CANCERS; CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; FINANCIAL YEAR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MARKOV MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND SIMULATION; MEDICAL SERVICES; NATURAL HISTORY; STATISTICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING;

DISEASES; EMERGENCY ROOMS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MARKOV PROCESSES; QUEUEING THEORY; TIME SERIES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 80052986610     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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