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Queueing Models for Hospital Waiting Lists
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Results of some recent research into queueing models are applied to the hospital waiting-list problem to give some important insights into the likely implications of attempts to reduce waiting lists.Abstract:
Results of some recent research into queueing models are applied to the hospital waiting-list problem to give some important insights into the likely implications of attempts to reduce waiting lists.read more
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