Hospital conversions from for-profit to nonprofit status: The other side of the story

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 298-308

  Desai, Kamal R ^a   Young, Gary J ^a   Lukas, Carol Vandeusen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INCOME; LAW; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TAX;

EID: 0031655323     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879805500303     Document Type: Article

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