An empirical analysis of cost efficiency in non-profit and public nursing homes

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-365

  Farsi, Mehdi ^a   Filippini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

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EID: 27744485299     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2004.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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