The dilemma of valuing not-for-profit hospitals - Is free cash flow the answer?

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-374

  Phillips, Janet F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

For profit hospitals; Free cash flow; Free cash flow valuations; Hospital acquisitions; Hospital valuations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038646341     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4254(03)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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