The information asymmetry and valuation effects on health care technology

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3-5, 1998, Pages 270-298

  Brent, William H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US Army   (United States)

^e NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Bureau of Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

^g BUMED   (United States)

^h WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Capital technology; Health care firms

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION ASYMMETRY;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 0031676157     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1998.002606     Document Type: Article

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