DEA applied to a Gauteng sample of public hospitals

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-368

  Kibambe, Jacques Ngoie ^a   Koch, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis and Non parametric

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICE;

AFRICA; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547400532     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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