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Results of some recent research into queueing models are applied to the hospital waiting-list problem to give some important insights into the likely implications of attempts to reduce waiting lists.
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Worthington, D. Queueing Models for Hospital Waiting Lists. J Oper Res Soc 38, 413–422 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1987.69
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1987.69