Efficiency of hospitals in Germany: A DEA-bootstrap approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2255-2263

  Staat, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; METHODOLOGY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33749678249     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500427502     Document Type: Article

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