Allocative efficiency vs technical efficiency in operating room management [3]

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1290-1291

  Dexter, F ^a   Wachtel, R E ^a   Epstein, R H ^b   McIntosh, C ^c   O'Neill, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY;

EID: 35848959910     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05358_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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