Modeling, simulation and optimization of resources management in hospital emergency departments using the agent-based approach

Advances in Computational Modeling Research: Theory, Developments and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-31

  Taboada, Manel ^a   Cabrera, Eduardo ^a   Luque, Emilio ^a   Epelde, Francisco ^b   Iglesias, M Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

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