Evaluation of China's regional hospital efficiency: DEA approach with undesirable output

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 715-725

  Hu, H H ^a   Qi, Q ^a   Yang, C H ^b  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hospital; efficiency; undesirable output; DEA

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS;

AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; COASTAL REGIONS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EFFICIENCY RANKINGS; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATE; HOSPITAL OPERATIONS; NEW RURAL COOPERATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS; WESTERN REGION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84860801010     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2011.77     Document Type: Article

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