Using discrete event computer simulation to improve patient flow in a Ghanaian acute care hospital
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0735-6757
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.05.012