Multihospital chain acquisitions and competition in local health care markets

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-202

  Mobley, Lee Rivers ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital competition; Hospital industry structure; Hospital strategy; Managed care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; LOCAL MARKET;

USA;

EID: 0031416856     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007747713353     Document Type: Article

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