Challenges of monitoring use of secondary care at local level: A study based in London, UK

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 359-365

  Chenet, Laurent ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029886165     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.3.359     Document Type: Article

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