Measuring the efficiency of prescribing by general practitioners

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1443-1451

  Bates, J M ^a   Baines, D ^a   Whynes, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Health Service

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DRUGS PRESCRIPTION; HEALTH SERVICE;

MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0030379566     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.1996.188     Document Type: Article

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