Efficiency measurement of cardiac care units of Isfahan hospitals in Iran

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-150

  Ketabi, Saeedeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiac care unit; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; SURVIVAL; WARD;

CARDIOLOGY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IRAN; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 79955679130     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9351-0     Document Type: Article

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