Competition and quality: Rhetoric and reality

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 379-384

  Maynard, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Cost effectiveness; Quality

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031754482     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.5.379     Document Type: Review

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