Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data

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Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data. / Ehlert, Andree; Oberschachtsiek, Dirk; Prawda, Stefan.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2013. (Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 284).

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Ehlert, A, Oberschachtsiek, D & Prawda, S 2013 'Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data' Working Paper Series in Economics, no. 284, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Ehlert, A., Oberschachtsiek, D., & Prawda, S. (2013). Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data. (Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 284). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Ehlert A, Oberschachtsiek D, Prawda S. Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2013 Oct. (Working Paper Series in Economics; 284).

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