A simulation of dementia epidemiology and resource use in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 291-295

  Standfield, Lachlan B ^a,b   Comans, Tracy ^a,b,c   Scuffham, Paul ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c METRO NORTH HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Discrete event simulation; Epidemiology; Resource use

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMENTIA; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMENTIA; FORECASTING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS;

EID: 85026298158     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12700     Document Type: Article

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