Adding value in healthcare service by improving operational efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-88

  Dharmapala, P Sunil ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Healthcare; IAR; Inefficiency; Intrinsic assurance region; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349143214     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2009.024530     Document Type: Article

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