Theoretical system dynamics modeling for Taiwan pediatric workforce in an era of national health insurance and low birth rates

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 389-396

  Wu, Mei Hwan ^a   Yu, Jiun Yu ^b   Huang, Chung Hsing ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

pediatrics; system dynamics; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD TO PEDIATRICIAN RATIO; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PEDIATRICIAN; POPULATION MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TAIWAN;

PEDIATRICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WORKFORCE;

BIRTH RATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PEDIATRICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84889099058     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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