Efficiency measurement of hemodialysis units in Greece with data envelopment analysis

Health Policy

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-204

  Kontodimopoulos, Nick ^a   Niakas, Dimitris ^a  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency measurement; Greece; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GREECE; HEMODIALYSIS; MACHINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BENCHMARKING; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREECE; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 10644231151     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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