A stochastic simulator of a blood product donation environment with demand spikes and supply shocks.

The availability of an adequate blood supply is a critical public health need. An influenza epidemic or another crisis affecting population mobility could create a critical donor shortage, which could profoundly impact blood availability. We developed a simulation model for the blood supply environm...

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Main Authors: Ming-Wen An, Nicholas G Reich, Stephen O Crawford, Ron Brookmeyer, Thomas A Louis, Kenrad E Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3144207?pdf=render

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