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Sensitivity analysis of hospital efficiency under alternative output/input and peer groups: A review

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    Yasar A. Ozcan Ph.D. (assistant professor of Health Systems)

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Ozcan, Y.A. Sensitivity analysis of hospital efficiency under alternative output/input and peer groups: A review. Knowledge and Policy 5, 1–29 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692773

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