Hospitals' vertical integration into skilled nursing: A rational approach to controlling transaction costs

Inquiry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-314

  Lehrman, Susan ^b   Shore, Karen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICARE; NURSING; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0031788521     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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