TEA-IS: : A hybrid DEA-TOPSIS approach for assessing performance and synergy in Chinese health care
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Jorge Antunes, Abdollah Hadi-Vencheh, Ali Jamshidi, Yong Tan, Peter WankeAuthors Info & Claims
Jorge Antunes, Abdollah Hadi-Vencheh, Ali Jamshidi, Yong Tan, Peter WankeAuthors Info & ClaimsReferences
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