Predictors of HMO efficiency

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1381-1390

  Ahern, Melissa ^a   Rosenman, Robert ^a   Hendryx, Michael S ^a   Siddharthan, Kris ^b   Silverstein, Gail ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Health Choice HMO ^*

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EID: 0000290024     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496327642     Document Type: Article

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