What do not-for-profit hospitals maximize?

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 461-492

  Deneffe, Daniel ^a,b   Masson, Robert T ^c,d  

^a Arthur D Little International   (Belgium)

^b Arthur D Little School of Management   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Not for profit hospitals; Profit maximizers

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244436563     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(00)00104-1     Document Type: Article

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