Ebola: Impact of hospital's admission policy in an overwhelmed scenario
Infectious disease outbreaks sometimes overwhelm healthcare facilities. A recent case occurred in West Africa in 2014 when an Ebola virus outbreak overwhelmed facilities in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. In such scenarios, how many patients can hospitals admit to minimize disease burden? This stu...
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Main Authors: | Mondal Hasan Zahid, Christopher M. Kribs |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2018-11-01
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Series: | Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2018063 |
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