Productivity and efficiency changes in primary care: A Malmquist index approach

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-26

  Giuffrida, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Malmquist index; NHS reforms; Primary care; Productivity measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0032600551     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019067223945     Document Type: Article

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