VIKOR method with enhanced accuracy for multiple criteria decision making in healthcare management

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Zeng, Qiang Lin ^a   Li, Dan Dan ^a   Yang, Yi Bin ^a  

^a ZUNYI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Medical decision making; Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM); Normal reference range; Vi ekriterijumsko kompromisno rangiranje (VIKOR)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CRITERION VARIABLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; MEDICINE; REFERENCE VALUE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84873365904     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-012-9908-1     Document Type: Article

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