Comparing efficiency between public and private hospitals in South Korea

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 430-442

  Lee, Haejong ^a   Lee, Hewon ^a   Lee, Keon Hyung ^b   Wan, Thomas T H ^c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

FE; Financial efficiency; Hospital performance; SE; Service efficiency; South Korea; TE; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749083235     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2008.020993     Document Type: Article

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