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Table 1 Mean inputs and outputs of NHS (N = 103) and IKA (N = 91) primary care centers by size1

From: The effect of environmental factors on technical and scale efficiency of primary health care providers in Greece

   

Inputs

Outputs

NHS

N

Mean catchment population

Physicians

Nursing/Paramedical staff

Administrative/Other staff

Outpatients

Diagnostic Tests

Small

36

9325

8.19

7.75

6.61

26732

24536

Medium

35

21722

10.94

13.71

9.60

32523

41305

Large

32

43218

16.16

23.09

11.66

49672

61473

IKA

       

Small

30

9759

18.00

6.10

1.93

56335

31384

Medium

25

23218

37.56

20.40

3.48

126149

146302

Large

36

67102

93.97

36.14

6.50

290674

308833

  1. 1 Size according to catchment population, i.e. small (<15,000), medium (15,000–30,000) and large (>30,000)
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

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