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Hospital Cost Analysis. By James R. G. Butler. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. Pp. xxii, 393. $79.00

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  • Avi Dor, 1997. "Hospital Cost Analysis. By James R. G. Butler. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. Pp. xxii, 393. $79.00," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 64(1), pages 335-336, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:soecon:v:64:y:1997:i:1:p:335-336
    DOI: 10.1002/j.2325-8012.1997.tb00029.x
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