Efficiency measurement in developing countries: Application of data envelopment analysis for Iranian hospitals

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-80

  Shahhoseini, Reza ^a   Tofighi, Shahram ^a   Jaafaripooyan, Ebrahim ^b,c   Safiaryan, Reza ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITAL; IRAN; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IRAN; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955107815     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2010.010017     Document Type: Article

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