Market power among physicians in the U.S., 1983-1991

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 799-824

  Seldon, Barry J ^a   Jung, Chulho ^c   Cavazos, Roberto J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032325560     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1062-9769(99)80133-1     Document Type: Article

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