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Journal of the Operational Research Society Volume 65, 2014 - Issue 4: Special Issue: Health Systems Operations Research
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Special Issue Paper

Priority dispatching strategies for EMS systems

Damitha BandaraClemson UniversityClemsonSCUSA
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Maria E MayorgaNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNCUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Laura A McLayUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonWIUSA
Pages 572-587 | Received 03 Jan 2012, Accepted 02 Jul 2013, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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