Objectives: This study analyzes the results of empirical studies on the impact of hospital
competition (rivalry and market pressure) on the quality of care in European countries …

Objective Findings regarding the association between delivery volume and maternal health
outcomes are mixed, most of which explored their correlation. This study aims to …

Background Although countries worldwide have launched a series of pro-competition
reforms, the literature on the impacts of hospital competition has produced a complex and …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of interdependences of
healthcare providers' referral behaviors on the quality of ambulatory care. The significance …

Background This study was conducted for assessing the degrees of perceived competition
reported by county hospital directors in rural China as well as hospitals' competitive …

Although the role of competition in the health care sector has been extensively explored in
developed countries, evidence from China is limited. This dissertation comprised three …