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A Simulation Optimization Approach for Resource Allocation in an Emergency Department Healthcare Unit Cover

A Simulation Optimization Approach for Resource Allocation in an Emergency Department Healthcare Unit

By: Arman Bahari and  Farzaneh Asadi  
Open Access
|Feb 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.528 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 19, 2019
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Accepted on: Dec 31, 2019
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Published on: Feb 11, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2020 Arman Bahari, Farzaneh Asadi, published by Ubiquity Press
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