Applications of simulation within the healthcare context

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1598-1600

  Katsaliaki, K ^a   Mustafee, N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

OR in health; Research issues; Research trends; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984717898     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2011.20     Document Type: Article

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