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. 2020 Jun;212(10):470-471.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50605. Epub 2020 May 7.

When a system breaks: queueing theory model of intensive care bed needs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hamish Dd Meares  1 , Michael P Jones  2
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When a system breaks: queueing theory model of intensive care bed needs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hamish Dd Meares et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Emergency services, medical; Infectious diseases; Intensive care; Public health; Respiratory tract infections.

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