Health Economics
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781137029966
Author: Jay Bhattacharya
Publisher: SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Chapter 6, Problem 3E
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Check the statement: the length of hospital stay in US remaining flat after a sharp decline in 1980s is true or false.
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