Bed assignment and bed management

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 168, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-200

  Hall, Randolph ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

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EID: 84955053978     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1734-7_8     Document Type: Chapter

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