Determinants of Profound Organizational Change: Choice of Conversion or Closure among Rural Hospitals

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-251

  Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a   D'Aunno, Thomas A ^b,c   Succi, Melissa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Center Health Administration Studies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; RISK; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0030236327     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2137294     Document Type: Article

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