Using data envelopment analysis to measure the extent of technical efficiency of public health centres in Ghana

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Akazili, James ^a   Adjuik, Martin ^a   Jehu Appiah, Caroline ^b   Zere, Eyob ^c  

^a NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 58149098316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-8-11     Document Type: Article

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