Applying a simulation model in order to manage waiting lists for hospital inpatient activity in an EU region

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 1840-1846

  Reyes Santías, Francisco ^a,b,c   Cadarso Suárez, Carmen ^b,d   Martínez Calvo, Adela ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d Santiago University Clinical Hospital   (Spain)

^e Centre of Supercomputing of Galicia (CESGA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospital stay; Inpatient activity; Simulation; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

EU REGIONS; LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; RELIABLE RESULTS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; LINEAR REGRESSION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 84875407170     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.11.077     Document Type: Article

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