Do nonprofit hospitals exercise market power?

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-157

  Simpson, John ^a   Shin, Richard ^b  

^a FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   (United States)

^b United States Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitrust; Merger; Nonprofit hospitals

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066189908     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571519884486     Document Type: Article

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