In their own words: How hospitals present corporate restructuring in their annual reports

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-131

  Arndt, Margarete ^a   Bigelow, Barbara ^a  

^a NONE

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ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033053353     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-199903000-00009     Document Type: Article

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