Competition between for-Profit and Nonprofit Health Care Providers: Can it Help Achieve Social Goals?
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Care Research and Review
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1077-5587,1552-6801
DOI: 10.1177/107755879705400402