The productive efficiency of the health care sector of China

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-393

  Ng, Ying Chu ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Efficiency; Health care; Malmquist index

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HEALTH CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; SERVICE SECTOR; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 77953773570     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 15530892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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