Using modelling and simulation to improve elderly care in ireland: A case study

International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 89-102

  Ragab, Mohamed A F ^a   Rashwan, Wael ^a   Abo Hamad, Waleed ^a   Arisha, Amr ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Discrete event simulation; Elderly care; Population ageing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880646685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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