Countervailing power in wholesale pharmaceuticals

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-53

  Ellison, Sara Fisher ^a   Snyder, Christopher M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77950847436     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2010.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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