Cost-Output Relation, Technological Progress, and Clinical Activity Mix of US Hospital Pharmacies

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-193

  Okunade, Albert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical economies of scope; Decomposed technical change; Economies of scale; Flexible translog cost model; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035646209     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011635411864     Document Type: Article

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