Competition between For-Profit and Nonprofit Health Care Providers: Can It Help Achieve Social Goals?

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 414-438

  Hirth, Richard A ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OWNERSHIP; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031305748     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879705400402     Document Type: Article

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