The choice of employment arrangement in the market for hospitalist services

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 604-622

  David, Guy ^a   Helmchen, Lorens A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33847738510     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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