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International Journal of Community & Family Medicine Volume 3 (2018), Article ID 3:IJCFM-141, 2 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2018/141
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The Structure of Price Gouging among United States' Hospitals and Physicians

William Riley*, Natasha Coult and Kailey Love

School for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
Dr. William Riley, School for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA, Tel: 602-803- 4228; E-mail: william.j.riley@asu.edu
20 June 2018; 16 July 2018; 18 July 2018
Riley W, Coult N, Love K (2018) The Structure of Price Gouging among United States' Hospitals and Physicians. Int J Community Fam Med 3: 141. https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2018/141

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