Hospital Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of District Hospitals and Grant-in-aid Hospitals in Gujarat

Journal of Health Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-197

  Bhat, Ramesh ^a   Verma, Bharat Bhushan ^a   Reuben, Elan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

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EID: 84990335461     PISSN: 09720634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097206340100300202     Document Type: Article

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