Optimal design of emergency department in mass disasters

Journal of Clinical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 175-183

  Tawfik, Bassel ^a   Ouda, Bassem K ^a   Abou Alam, Ahmad ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROWDING (AREA); EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACILITY LAYOUT PLANNING ALGORITHM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALTA; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL CARE; SIMULATION;

EID: 84913552345     PISSN: 03638855     EISSN: 15503275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCE.0000000000000013     Document Type: Article

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