Economics notes: Definitions of efficiency

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7191, 1999, Pages 1136-

  Palmer, Stephen ^a   Torgerson, David J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033599649     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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