The Emergence of Hospital Federations: An Integration of Perspectives from Organizational Theory

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 323-343

  D'aunno, Thomas A ^a   Zuckerman, Howard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023403101     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755878704400206     Document Type: Article

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