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The challenge of corporatisation: the experience of Portuguese public hospitals

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  • Guilhermina Rego
  • Rui Nunes
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  • Guilhermina Rego & Rui Nunes & José Costa, 2010. "The challenge of corporatisation: the experience of Portuguese public hospitals," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 11(4), pages 367-381, August.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-009-0198-6
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