Optimization modeling to maximize population access to comprehensive stroke centers

Neurology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1196-1205

  Mullen, Michael T ^a   Branas, Charles C ^b   Kasner, Scott E ^a   Wolff, Catherine ^c   Williams, Justin C ^d   Albright, Karen C ^e,f,g   Carr, Brendan G ^b,h  

^a School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^e Memphis   (United States)

^f Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^h THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION MODEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STROKE; TIME TO TREATMENT;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; STROKE; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925425664     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001390     Document Type: Article

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