The effects of hospital ownership on medical productivity

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 488-506

  Kessler, Daniel P ^a   McClellan, Mark B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036761801     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3087469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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