Hospital Rate Regulations, Fee Schedules, and Workers' Compensation Medical Payments

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-47

  Levy, David T ^a   Miller, Ted R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b National Public Services Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0141516761     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253515     Document Type: Article

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