Using system dynamics to model the social care system: Simulation modeling as the catalyst in linking demography to care delivery

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Brailsford, Sally C ^a   Evandrou, Maria ^a   Luff, Rebekah ^a   Shaw, Richard ^a   Viana, Joe ^a   Vlachantoni, Athina ^a   Willis, Rosalind M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILS; ENGLAND; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; PROJECT-BASED; SOCIAL CARE; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 84874723016     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2012.6465265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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