No-Show modeling for adult Ambulatory Clinics

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 184, Issue , 2013, Pages 251-288

  Turkcan, Ayten ^a   Nuti, Lynn ^b   Delaurentis, Po Ching ^c   Tian, Zhiyi ^d   Daggy, Joanne ^e   Zhang, Lingsong ^f   Lawley, Mark ^g   Sands, Laura ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Purdue University   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84955057172     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5885-2_10     Document Type: Chapter

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