Predicting Liver Transplant Capacity Using Discrete Event Simulation.

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Published in Med Decis Making on November 12, 2014

Authors

Hector Toro-Díaz1, Maria E Mayorga2, A Sidney Barritt1, Eric S Orman1, Stephanie B Wheeler1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, SC (HTD)Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (MM)Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (ASB)Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (ESO)Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (SBW).
2: Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, SC (HTD)Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (MM)Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (ASB)Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (ESO)Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (SBW) memayorg@ncsu.edu.

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