Are hospitals an export industry?: Empirical evidence from five lagging regions

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-253

  Nelson, Marla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eds and meds; Health care; Hospital exports

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPORT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INNOVATION; METROPOLITAN AREA;

EID: 70349204643     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242409332371     Document Type: Article

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