Quality and efficiency: Enemies or partners?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 439, 1999, Pages 140-143

  Roland, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0032929588     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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