Variations in financial performance among peer groups of critical access hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-305

  Pink, George H ^a   Holmes, George M ^a,b   Thompson, Roger E ^c   Slifkin, Rebecca T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b North Carolina Institute of Medicine ^*

^c Seim Johnson Sestak and Quist LLP

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548583735     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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