Physician-Hospital Integration and the Economic Theory of the Firm

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-24

  Robinson, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN JOINT VENTURES; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OWNERSHIP; PRODUCT LINE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031083561     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879705400101     Document Type: Article

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