Analysis of hospital technical efficiency in China: Effect of health insurance reform

China Economic Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 865-877

  Hu, Hsin Hui ^a   Qi, Qinghui ^a   Yang, Chih Hai ^b  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DEA; Efficiency; Health insurance reform; Hospital; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867643129     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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