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Hospital capacity in large urban areas: is there enough in times of need?

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  • Gary Ferrier

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  • Hervé Leleu
  • Vivian Valdmanis

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Productivity Analysis.

Volume (Year): 32 (2009)
Issue (Month): 2 (October)
Pages: 103-117

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Handle: RePEc:kap:jproda:v:32:y:2009:i:2:p:103-117

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Keywords: Hospitals; Capacity utilization; Directional distance functions; DEA; Resource re-allocation simulation; D24; P41; I12; L23;

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  7. Bogetoft, Peter & Wang, Dexiang, 2003. "Estimating the Potential Gains from Mergers," Unit of Economics Working papers 24213, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Food and Resource Economic Institute.
  8. Walter Briec & Benoit Dervaux & Hervé Leleu, 2003. "Aggregation of Directional Distance Functions and Industrial Efficiency," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 79(3), pages 237-261, 07.
  9. Nelson, Randy A, 1989. "On the Measurement of Capacity Utilization," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(3), pages 273-86, March.
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