title: Model analysis for optimal allocation of pediatric emergency center.
abstract: Optimal allocation of Pediatric Emergency Centers was simulated using both Min-Sum model and Min-Max model, based on the travel distance and child population of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. Our result should be helpful to select the optimal number and allocation of PECs in the actual scene of decision making, where the financial restriction exists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanikawa
authors.forename: Hisateru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohba
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terashita
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uesugi
authors.forename: Guoqian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: Tsunetaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009874:Operations Research; D010372:Pediatrics; D013997:Time Factors; D014187:Transportation of Patients