Comparing the performance of multiple human service providers using data envelopment analysis

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 45-60

  Martin, Lawrence L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practice; Data envelopment analysis; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040027025     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v26n04_03     Document Type: Article

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