Contracting for health services with unmonitored quality

Economic Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 449, 1998, Pages 1093-1110

  Chalkley, Martin ^a   Malcomson, James M ^a  

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EID: 0037955059     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00331     Document Type: Article

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