Sustaining the edge: Factors influencing strategy selection in academic health centers

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 360-374

  Walsh, Anne M ^a   Szabat, Kathryn ^a   Grass, Linda Benfield ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CENTER; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036845573     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200211000-00005     Document Type: Article

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