The use of activity based costing in the healthcare industry: 1994 vs. 2004

Research in Healthcare Financial Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-94

  Lawson, Raef A ^a  

^a Institute of Management Accounts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY;

EID: 34547467353     PISSN: 15241521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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