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Abstract(s)
The aim of this paper is to compare English General Practitioner (GP) units in terms of
their overall referral costs through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Results revealed
potential cost savings and benchmark practices under 4 perspectives: ‘overall cost
efficiency’, ‘technical efficiency’, ‘allocative efficiency’, and ‘price efficiency’.
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Efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis Health
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Citation
EurOMA, Porto, Portugal. 6-9 Junho, 2010. Proceedings of the Euroma, 2010. 10p.