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Manageable hospital service volume under global budgeting: evidence from a policy reform in Taiwan

Meng-Chi TangDepartment of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 894-906 | Published online: 06 Jul 2022

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