Defining competition in markets: Why and how

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5 II, 1998, Pages 1421-1438

  Bernstein, Amy B ^a   Gauthier, Anne K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Healthcare market competition, definition of; Measurement of; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MARKETING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ANTITRUST LAWS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ECONOMIC COMPETITION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032414416     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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