Competition, Regulation, and Hospital Costs, 1982 to 1986

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 260, Issue 18, 1988, Pages 2676-2681

  Robinson, James C ^a   Luft, Harold S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH POLICY; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023816761     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1988.03410180084034     Document Type: Article

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