ABSTRACT

Discover How to Apply DES to Problems Encountered in HTADiscrete event simulation (DES) has traditionally been used in the engineering and operations research fields. The use of DES to inform decisions about health technologies is still in its infancy. Written by specialists at the forefront of this area, Discrete Event Simulation for Health Techno

chapter 1|22 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|42 pages

Central Concepts

chapter 3|72 pages

Implementation

chapter 4|44 pages

A Simple Example

chapter 5|16 pages

Analyses

chapter 6|38 pages

Formulating the Required Equations

chapter 7|18 pages

Efficiency and Variance Reduction

chapter 8|20 pages

Validation

chapter 9|38 pages

Special Topics

chapter 10|14 pages

Case Study: Breast Cancer Surveillance