Community decision-making about critical access hospitals: Lessons learned from Montana's Medical Assistance Facility Program

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-188

  Shreffler, M Jean ^a   Capalbo, Susan M ^a   Flaherty, Robert J ^a   Heggem, Chris ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INTERVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032875551     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1999.tb00738.x     Document Type: Article

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