Hospital industry consolidation - Still more to come?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 198-199

  Dafny, Leemore ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INDUSTRY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84892570748     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1313948     Document Type: Article

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