Effects of market position and competition on rural hospital closures

Health Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 679-700

  Succi, Melissa J ^a   Lee, Shoou Yih D ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

closures; competition; differentiation; market position; Rural hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICARE; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ECONOMIC COMPETITION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0031018521     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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