Welfare effects of rural hospitial closures: A nested logit analysis of the demand for rural hospital services

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 686-691

  McNamara, Paul E ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; RURAL ECONOMY; SERVICE PROVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032700320     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244035     Document Type: Article

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