Breaking up is hard to do: Why disinvestment in medical technology is harder than investment

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-152

  Haas, Marion ^a   Hall, Jane ^a   Viney, Rosalie ^a   Gallego, Gisselle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84861432191     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11032     Document Type: Review

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