2021
Maximizing the Efficiency of Active Case Finding for SARS-CoV-2 Using Bandit Algorithms
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1998
Resource Allocation and the Funding of HIV Prevention
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1996
Mathematical programming for the efficient allocation of health care resources
Stinnett A, Paltiel A. Mathematical programming for the efficient allocation of health care resources. Journal Of Health Economics 1996, 15: 641-653. PMID: 10164046, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-6296(96)00493-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral mathematical programming frameworkMathematical programming frameworkMathematical programmingOptimization techniquesRestrictive assumptionsProgramming frameworkExplicit identificationEfficient allocationResource allocation processConstraintsBudget constraintsAllocation processAllocationProgrammingAssumption