A biologically based discrete-event simulation model of liver transplantation in the United States for pediatric and adult patients

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1275-1282

  Iyer, Aditya K ^a   Zenarosa, Gabriel L ^a   Schaefer, Andrew J ^a   Chang, Chung Chou H ^a   Bryce, Cindy L ^a   Roberts, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT PATIENTS; ALLOCATION POLICIES; ALLOCATION SYSTEMS; DISCRETE EVENTS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; ESTIMATION MODULE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NATURAL HISTORY; TIME POINTS; WORK IN PROGRESS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84863268632     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147848     Document Type: Conference Paper

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