The efficiency of scottish acute hospitals: An application of data envelopment analysis

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 161-173

  Hollingsworth, Bruce ^a   Parkin, David ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hospitals; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Linear programming; Production functions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; MATHEMATICS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 77957184155     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/12.3-4.161     Document Type: Article

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