"Operations Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of techniques developed to apply scientific methods and tools to solve the problems of DECISION MAKING in complex organizations and systems. Operations research searches for optimal solutions in situations of conflicting GOALS and makes use of mathematical models from which solutions for actual problems may be derived. (From Psychiatric Dictionary, 6th ed)
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D009874
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H01.770.644.333 L01.906.575
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2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Operations Research" by people in Profiles.
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Gous NM, Scott LE, Potgieter J, Ntabeni L, Sanne I, Stevens WS. Implementation and Operational Research: Implementation of Multiple Point-of-Care Testing in 2 HIV Antiretroviral Treatment Clinics in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Feb 01; 71(2):e34-43. PMID: 26484742.
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Nash WP, Vasterling J, Ewing-Cobbs L, Horn S, Gaskin T, Golden J, Riley WT, Bowles SV, Favret J, Lester P, Koffman R, Farnsworth LC, Baker DG. Consensus recommendations for common data elements for operational stress research and surveillance: report of a federal interagency working group. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Nov; 91(11):1673-83. PMID: 21044711.
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Boudreaux ED, Cydulka R, Bock B, Borrelli B, Bernstein SL. Conceptual models of health behavior: research in the emergency care settings. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Nov; 16(11):1120-3. PMID: 20053231.
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Rose AF, Schnipper JL, Park ER, Poon EG, Li Q, Middleton B. Using qualitative studies to improve the usability of an EMR. J Biomed Inform. 2005 Feb; 38(1):51-60. PMID: 15694885.
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Young GJ, Parker VA, Charns MP. Provider integration and local market conditions: a contingency theory perspective. Health Care Manage Rev. 2001; 26(2):73-9. PMID: 11293013.
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Maheras SJ, Tarapore PS, Borak TB, Clark GM. Use of a simulation model in occupational dose assessment at a high-level radioactive waste repository. Health Phys. 1989 Jul; 57(1):107-16. PMID: 2745069.