Hospital mergers: A panacea?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 251-253

  Weil, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; COST CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78049523030     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010035     Document Type: Review

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