Understanding rural hospital bypass behavior

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 252-259

  Radcliff, Tiffany A ^a   Brasure, Michelle ^b   Moscovice, Ira S ^b   Stensland, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENT; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037795567     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00571.x     Document Type: Article

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