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  • Title: Who leaves the service area? Profiling the hospital outshopper.
    Author: McDaniel C, Gates R, Lamb CW.
    Journal: J Health Care Mark; 1992 Sep; 12(3):2-9. PubMed ID: 10120531.
    Abstract:
    Rural hospitals are facing a crisis of major proportions. Declining patient loads, revenues, and profits are the norm. The authors find that in rural communities, the likelihood of going to the local hospital increases with age and may decrease with income.
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