Keyword: health services

Found 497 papers in total
Measurement Error Correction by Exploiting Gene–Environment Independence in Family-Based Case–Control Studies
Measurement Error Correction by Exploiting Gene–Environment Independence in Family-Based Case–Control Studies
2011,
Family-based case–control designs are commonly used in epidemiological studies...
Choice of Estimators Based on Different Observations: Modified AIC and LCV Criteria
Choice of Estimators Based on Different Observations: Modified AIC and LCV Criteria
2011,
It is quite common in epidemiology that we wish to assess the quality of estimators on...
Inference for Epidemics with Three Levels of Mixing: Methodology and Application to a Measles Outbreak
Inference for Epidemics with Three Levels of Mixing: Methodology and Application to a Measles Outbreak
2011,
A stochastic epidemic model is defined in which each individual belongs to a...
Image-Based Empirical Importance Sampling: An Efficient Way of Estimating Intensities
Image-Based Empirical Importance Sampling: An Efficient Way of Estimating Intensities
2011,
Very recently, it has been suggested in the biomedical literature to combine...
Controlled Direct and Mediated Effects: Definition, Identification and Bounds
Controlled Direct and Mediated Effects: Definition, Identification and Bounds
2011,
Results are given which provide bounds for controlled direct effects when nounmeasured...
Pharmaceutical market dynamics and strategic planning: a system dynamics perspective
Pharmaceutical market dynamics and strategic planning: a system dynamics perspective
2011,
Competitive pressures are forcing pharmaceutical companies to develop even more...
Science, engineering, and technology in the policy process for mitigating natural–societal risk
Science, engineering, and technology in the policy process for mitigating natural–societal risk
2011,
Increased societal risks due to the anthropogenic degradation of natural systems often...
E‐mail as a Source and Symbol of Stress
E‐mail as a Source and Symbol of Stress
2011,
The increasing volume of e‐mail and other technologically enabled...
Effective patient prioritization in mass casualty incidents using hyperheuristics and the pilot method
Effective patient prioritization in mass casualty incidents using hyperheuristics and the pilot method
2011,
Whenever a mass casualty disaster takes place, the medical infrastructure available...
Metaheuristics for the dynamic stochastic dial‐a‐ride problem with expected return transports
Metaheuristics for the dynamic stochastic dial‐a‐ride problem with expected return transports
2011,
The problem of transporting patients or elderly people has been widely studied in...
Pre‐Positioning of Emergency Items for CARE International
Pre‐Positioning of Emergency Items for CARE International
2011,
Each year, about 500 natural disasters kill approximately 70,000 people and affect...
An integrated health risk assessment of contaminated sites under aleatory and epistemic uncertainties
An integrated health risk assessment of contaminated sites under aleatory and epistemic uncertainties
2011,
An integrated health risk assessment framework including contaminant transport model,...
Estudio estadistico de ensayos clinicos de-un medicamento para la psoriasis vulgar usando tecnicas de imputacion
Estudio estadistico de ensayos clinicos de-un medicamento para la psoriasis vulgar usando tecnicas de imputacion
2004,
A statistical study is presented to evaluate the effectiveness of a medication for the...
Taking Sides: The Interactive Influences of Institutional Mechanisms on the Adoption of Same‐Sex Partner Health Benefits by Fortune 500 Corporations, 1990–2003
Taking Sides: The Interactive Influences of Institutional Mechanisms on the Adoption of Same‐Sex Partner Health Benefits by Fortune 500 Corporations, 1990–2003
2011,
We draw upon institutional theory to investigate the interactive influences of...
Incidence rate and risk factors of missed injuries in major trauma patients
Incidence rate and risk factors of missed injuries in major trauma patients
2011,
This study was designed to determine the incidence rate and risk factors of missed...
Remaining useful life estimation – A review on the statistical data driven approaches
Remaining useful life estimation – A review on the statistical data driven approaches
2011,
Remaining useful life (RUL) is the useful life left on an asset at a particular time...
Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh
Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh
2011,
This article examines the impact of micro health insurance on poverty reduction in...
Supply Management for Home Healthcare Services
Supply Management for Home Healthcare Services
2008,
As a consequence of escalating costs of healthcare and aging populations, developed...
A categorisation of nurse rostering problems
A categorisation of nurse rostering problems
2011,
Personnel rostering has received ample attention in recent years. Due to its social...
Optimal Breast Biopsy Decision‐Making Based on Mammographic Features and Demographic Factors
Optimal Breast Biopsy Decision‐Making Based on Mammographic Features and Demographic Factors
2010,
Breast cancer is the most common non‐skin cancer affecting women in the United...
Characteristics and management of infectious industrial waste in Taiwan
Characteristics and management of infectious industrial waste in Taiwan
2008,
Infectious industrial waste management in Taiwan is based on the specific waste...
Setting risk‐informed environmental standards for Bacillus anthracis spores
Setting risk‐informed environmental standards for Bacillus anthracis spores
2010,
In many cases, human health risk from biological agents is associated with aerosol...
MRSA Transmission Reduction Using Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation
MRSA Transmission Reduction Using Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation
2010,
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant ongoing problem in...
Progress control in iterated local search for nurse rostering
Progress control in iterated local search for nurse rostering
2011,
This paper describes an approach in which a local search technique is alternated with...
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