@article{ref1,
title="An empirical comparison of rural and urban safety-net hospitals",
journal="Journal of health and human services administration",
year="1997",
author="Gautam, K. and Campbell, C. and Barrington, B.",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="217-229",
abstract="This study compares the characteristics of rural hospitals with urban safety-net hospitals and with &quot;other urban hospitals&quot; (non-teaching, non-safety-net urban hospitals that provide mainstream care in the United States). The objective is to examine if there are similarities between rural and urban safety-net hospitals, both of which serve underserved populations. The authors also wish to study if there are areas in which rural and urban safety-net hospitals are closer together compared to &quot;other&quot; urban hospitals. Based on the results, some potential areas of cooperation between rural and urban safety-net hospitals are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-3739",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}