Enter the market: Competition, regulation and hospital funding in Australia

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 344-363

  Collyer, Fran ^a   White, Kevin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0001241338     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/144078339703300305     Document Type: Article

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