Databases for research on nonprofit health care organizations - Opportunities and limitations

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1550-1591+1468

  Gray, Bradford H ^b   Clement, Jan P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0038614886     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764202045010006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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