The association of debt financing with not-for-profit hospitals' operational and capital-investment efficiency

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 33-45

  Magnus, Stephen A ^a   Wheeler, John R C ^b   Smith, Dean G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844311107     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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