Using an agent-based simulation for predicting the effects of patients derivation policies in emergency departments

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 641-650

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

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Decision support systems; Emergency department; Healthcare operational management; Individual oriented simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896923698     PISSN: 18770509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2013.05.228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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