Production efficiency and financing of public health: An analysis of small municipalities in the state of São Paulo- Brazil

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-123

  Varela, Patrícia Siqueira ^a   de Martins, Gilberto Andrade ^a   Fávero, Luiz Paulo Lopes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Funding; Health care production; Local governments; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BRAZIL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77955905548     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-009-9114-y     Document Type: Article

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