Testing for variation in technical efficiency of hospitals in Ireland

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-294

  Gannon, Brenda ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; TESTING METHOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 32644483137     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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