## Abstract Policyβmakers often claim that enhancing patient choice induces more competition among hospitals and may therefore reduce waiting times. This paper tests this claim using 120 English NHS hospitals over the period 1999β2001. Several proxies for the degree of choice (or competition) are c
An Empirical Study on the Impact of Automation on the Requirements Analysis Process
β Scribed by Giuseppe Lami; Robert W. Ferguson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 424 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1000-9000
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