Organisational determinants of production and efficiency in general practice: A population-based study

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 267-276

  Olsen, Kim Rose ^a,b   Gyrd Hansen, Dorte ^a,b   Sørensen, Torben Højmark ^a   Kristensen, Troels ^b   Vedsted, Peter ^d   Street, Andrew ^c  

^a Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Efficiency; General practice; Input substitution; Stochastic frontier analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DENMARK; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84880697719     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0368-1     Document Type: Article

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