Economies of scale and scope as an explanation of merger and output diversification activities in the health maintenance organization industry
- 31 December 1996
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Health Economics
- Vol. 15 (6), 685-713
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-6296(96)00500-0
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