The effect of service capability on operating costs: An empirical study of Ontario hospitals

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 177-207

  Balakrishnan, Ramji ^a   Gruca, Thomas ^a   Nath, Deepika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0038743455     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1996.tb00497.x     Document Type: Article

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