Impact of internal and external environmental pressures on hospital inefficiency

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 63-74

  Rosko, Michael D ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033123225     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019031610741     Document Type: Article

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