Explaining the efficiency of local health departments in the U.S.: An exploratory analysis

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-387

  Mukherjee, Kankana ^a   Santerre, Rexford E ^b   Zhang, Ning Jackie ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958527990     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9136-5     Document Type: Article

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