Factors Affecting Profit Efficiency of Private Hospitals in Bangladesh: Are Urban Hospitals More Profit-Efficient?

Journal of Health Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-96

  Rahman, Mohammad A ^a   Capitman, John A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; data envelopment analysis; private hospitals; profit efficiency; urban hospitals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865273065     PISSN: 09720634     EISSN: 09730729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097206341201400201     Document Type: Article

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