Hospital selection into multihospital systems: The effects of market, management, and mission

Medical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 159-176

  Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a   Morrisey, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation with MHS; Hospitals; MHS; Nonprofit MHS; Selection into investor owned MHS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; OWNERSHIP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023955878     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198802000-00007     Document Type: Article

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