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The effect of urban hospital closure on markets

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  • Lindrooth, Richard C.
  • Lo Sasso, Anthony T.
  • Bazzoli, Gloria J.

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  • Lindrooth, Richard C. & Lo Sasso, Anthony T. & Bazzoli, Gloria J., 2003. "The effect of urban hospital closure on markets," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 22(5), pages 691-712, September.
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