The Short-Term Effects of Merger on Hospital Operations

Health Services Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 826-847

  Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a   Halpern, Michael T ^a   Lee, Shoou Yih D ^a  

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Author keywords

Hospital operations; Merger

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542681148     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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