The role of data envelopment analysis (DEA) pattern in the efficiency of social security hospitals in Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-214

  Hatam, Nahid ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Hospital; Ratio analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 69749127753     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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