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Reducing Ambulance Response Times Using Discrete Event Simulation

Sean Shao Wei Lamfrom the Health Services Research and Biostatistics Unit, Division of Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (SSWL), Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (ZCZ, MEHO), Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore (HCO), Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore (YYN), Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (WW).
, PhD,
Zhong Cheng Zhangfrom the Health Services Research and Biostatistics Unit, Division of Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (SSWL), Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (ZCZ, MEHO), Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore (HCO), Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore (YYN), Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (WW).
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Hong Choon Ohfrom the Health Services Research and Biostatistics Unit, Division of Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (SSWL), Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (ZCZ, MEHO), Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore (HCO), Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore (YYN), Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (WW).
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Yih Ying Ngfrom the Health Services Research and Biostatistics Unit, Division of Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (SSWL), Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (ZCZ, MEHO), Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore (HCO), Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore (YYN), Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (WW).
, MBBS (S'pore), MRCS A&E (Edinburgh), MPH, MBA,
Win Wahfrom the Health Services Research and Biostatistics Unit, Division of Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (SSWL), Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (ZCZ, MEHO), Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore (HCO), Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore (YYN), Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (WW).
, MBBS (Yangon), MPH,
Marcus Eng Hock Ongfrom the Health Services Research and Biostatistics Unit, Division of Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (SSWL), Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (ZCZ, MEHO), Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore (HCO), Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore (YYN), Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (WW).Correspondence[email protected]
, MBBS (S'pore), MPH, FAMS; & on behalf of the Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Epidemiology (CARE) Study Group show all
Pages 207-216 | Published online: 17 Oct 2013

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