title: Local circumstances, not fashion, are key when a hospital and MDs weigh an affiliation.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Engstrom
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States