A conditional nonparametric analysis for measuring the efficiency of regional public healthcare delivery: An application to Greek prefectures

Health Policy

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Halkos, George E ^a   Tzeremes, Nickolaos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bootstrap techniques; Conditional DEA; Kernel density estimation; Performance measurement; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GREECE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; URBAN AREA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREECE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80054780298     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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