The effects of managed care on medical referrals and the quality of specialty care

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 457-473

  Fournier, Gary M ^a   McInnes, Melayne Morgan ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036947332     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00186     Document Type: Article

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