Long-Term Prediction of Emergency Department Revenue and Visitor Volume Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model

This study analyzed meteorological, clinical and economic factors in terms of their effects on monthly ED revenue and visitor volume. Monthly data from January 1, 2005 to September 30, 2009 were analyzed. Spearman correlation and cross-correlation analyses were performed to identify the correlation...

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Main Authors: Chieh-Fan Chen, Wen-Hsien Ho, Huei-Yin Chou, Shu-Mei Yang, I-Te Chen, Hon-Yi Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/395690