Integration and task allocation: Evidence from patient care

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 617-639

  David, Guy ^a   Rawley, Evan ^b   Polsky, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84880322988     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jems.12023     Document Type: Article

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