Analysing the performance of emergency department by simulation: The case of Sirjan Hospital

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 289-301

  Sepehri, Zahra ^a   Arabzad, S Mohammad ^b   Sajadi, Seyed Mojtaba ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

ARENA; Emergency department; Hospital; Simulation; Triage priority

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924345700     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2015.067769     Document Type: Review

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