Prediction of daily patient numbers for a regional emergency medical center using time series analysis

Healthcare Informatics Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-165

  Kam, Hye Jin ^a   Sung, Jin Ok ^a   Park, Rae Woong ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crowding; Emergency medical service; Seasonal variation; Statistical models; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856519022     PISSN: 20933681     EISSN: 2093369X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4258/hir.2010.16.3.158     Document Type: Article

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