Patient admission patterns and acquisitions of "feeder" hospitals

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 995-1030

  Nakamura, Sayaka ^a   Capps, Cory ^b   Dranove, David ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States Department of Justice   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35748945134     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2007.00165.x     Document Type: Review

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