The welfare effects of mergers in the hospital industry

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-213

  Calem, Paul S ^b   Dor, Avi ^b   Rizzo, John A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antitrust; Hospitals; Mergers

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944365216     PISSN: 00129933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0148-6195(99)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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