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Payment source and the cost of hospital care: Evidence from a multiproduct cost function with multiple payers

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  • Dor, Avi & Farley, Dean E., 1996. "Payment source and the cost of hospital care: Evidence from a multiproduct cost function with multiple payers," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 1-21, February.
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