The Causal Effect of Community Hospitals on General Hospital Admissions. Evaluation of a Natural Experiment Using Register Data
By: Terje P. Hagen and Trond Tjerbo
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6515 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 24, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 21, 2023
Published on: May 3, 2023
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