Stochastic Demand for Hospitals and Optimizing "Excess" Bed Capacity

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-188

  Carey, Kathleen ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

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EID: 0032360616     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008009302343     Document Type: Article

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