Charity and community: The role of nonprofit ownership in a managed health care system

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 697-751

  Schlesinger, Mark ^a   Gray, Bradford ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029794660     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-21-4-697     Document Type: Review

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