The impact of a quasi-market on sexually transmitted disease services in the UK

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1287-1298

  Evans, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commissioning; Genitourinary medicine; Health reforms; Purchasing; Quasi market; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EFFICIENCY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033231885     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00203-8     Document Type: Article

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