The Simulation of Hospital Systems

R. B. Fetter
R. B. Fetter
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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J. D. Thompson
J. D. Thompson
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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R. B. Fetter

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

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J. D. Thompson

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

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Published Online:1 Oct 1965https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.13.5.689

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