Operations research in global health: a scoping review with a focus on the themes of health equity and impact

Operations research in global health: a scoping review with a focus on the themes of health equity and impact

Abstract Background Operations research (OR) is a discipline that uses advanced analytical methods (e.g. simulation, optimisation, decision analysis) to better understand complex systems and aid in decision-making. Summary Herein, we present a scoping review of the use of OR to analyse issues in glo...

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Main Authors: Beverly D. Bradley, Tiffany Jung, Ananya Tandon-Verma, Bassem Khoury, Timothy C. Y. Chan, Yu-Ling Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
Subjects:
Operations research
Modelling
Policy
Decision-making
Global health
Health systems
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-017-0187-7

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