In This Issue
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: ii-v. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. Edwin Romeijn and Stefanos A. Zenios

Introduction to the Special Issue on Operations Research in Health Care
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1333-1334. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ralph L. Keeney

Personal Decisions Are the Leading Cause of Death
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1335-1347. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Shane N. Hall, Sheldon H. Jacobson, and Edward C. Sewell

An Analysis of Pediatric Vaccine Formulary Selection Problems
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1348-1365. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Elisa F. Long, Naveen K. Vaidya, and Margaret L. Brandeau

Controlling Co-Epidemics: Analysis of HIV and Tuberculosis Infection Dynamics
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1366-1381. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Dimitris Bertsimas, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Michael A. Kane, J. Christian Kryder, Rudra Pandey, Santosh Vempala, and Grant Wang

Algorithmic Prediction of Health-Care Costs
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1382-1392. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Burhaneddin Sandikçi, Lisa M. Maillart, Andrew J. Schaefer, Oguzhan Alagoz, and Mark S. Roberts

Estimating the Patient's Price of Privacy in Liver Transplantation
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1393-1410. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lisa M. Maillart, Julie Simmons Ivy, Scott Ransom, and Kathleen Diehl

Assessing Dynamic Breast Cancer Screening Policies
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1411-1427. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chris P. Lee, Glenn M. Chertow, and Stefanos A. Zenios

Optimal Initiation and Management of Dialysis Therapy
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1428-1449. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

W. Art Chaovalitwongse, Ya-Ju Fan, and Rajesh C. Sachdeo

Novel Optimization Models for Abnormal Brain Activity Classification
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1450-1460. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thomas Bortfeld, Timothy C. Y. Chan, Alexei Trofimov, and John N. Tsitsiklis

Robust Management of Motion Uncertainty in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1461-1473. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Özge Karanfil and Yaman Barlas

A Dynamic Simulator for the Management of Disorders of the Body Water Homeostasis
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1474-1492. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Stephen E. Chick, Hamed Mamani, and David Simchi-Levi

Supply Chain Coordination and Influenza Vaccination
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1493-1506. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Jonathan Patrick, Martin L. Puterman, and Maurice Queyranne

Dynamic Multipriority Patient Scheduling for a Diagnostic Resource
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1507-1525. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Linda V. Green and Sergei Savin

Reducing Delays for Medical Appointments: A Queueing Approach
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1526-1538. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Pascale Crama, Bert De Reyck, and Zeger Degraeve

Milestone Payments or Royalties? Contract Design for R&D Licensing
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1539-1552. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [e-companion]  

Contributors
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1553-1557. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Indices to Volume 56: 2008
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2008 56: 1558-1570. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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