An efficiency analysis of Veterans Health Administration hospitals

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 607-611

  Harrison, Jeffrey P ^a   Ogniewski, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOLDIER;

EID: 22244482827     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.7.607     Document Type: Review

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