Analysis of the ability of the new needs adjustment formula to improve the setting of weighted capitation prescribing budgets in English general practice

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7230, 2000, Pages 288-290

  Baines, Darrin L ^a   Parry, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CALCULATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034728222     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7230.288     Document Type: Article

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