Technical efficiency within hospitals: Do profit incentives matter?

Applied Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1989, Pages 1217-1233

  Bruning, Edward R ^a   Register, Charles A ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

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EID: 0042832543     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758520662     Document Type: Article

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