Commentary. Who contracts for primary care?

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-371

  Lewis, Richard ^a   Gillam, Stephen ^a   Gosden, Toby ^b   Sheaff, Rod ^b  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTRACT SERVICES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NEGOTIATING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033377262     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/21.4.367     Document Type: Note

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