Primary care groups in the United Kingdom: Quality and accountability

Health Affairs

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 132-145

  Bindman, Andrew B ^a   Weiner, Jonathan P ^b   Majeed, Azeem ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035349558     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.20.3.132     Document Type: Article

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