How fast are hospital prices really rising?

Medical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1991, Pages 690-696

  Dranove, David ^a   Shanley, Mark ^a   White, William D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actual price cost; Consumer Price Index; List price; Rate of inflation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; CALIFORNIA; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; INFLATION, ECONOMIC; MATHEMATICS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026209717     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199108000-00002     Document Type: Article

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