Outsourcing services in the healthcare sector

Journal of Medical Marketing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-55

  Foxx, William K ^a   Bunn, Michele D ^b   McCay, Valarie ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO   (United States)

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EID: 62549115761     PISSN: 17457904     EISSN: 17457912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jmm.2008.30     Document Type: Article

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