Measurement of efficiency of the dialysis sector in Turkey using data envelopment analysis

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 185-193

  Özgen, Hacer ^a   Şahin, Ismet ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Dialysis; Efficiency; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RENAL DIALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TURKEY;

EID: 77950929743     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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