The limits to demand for health care

BMJ

Volumn 321, Issue 7252, 2000, Pages 40-

  Frankel, Stephen ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^a   Smith, George Davey ^a   New, Bill ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034237612     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7252.40     Document Type: Article

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