Primary care in the UK: Understanding the dynamics of devolution

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 266-278

  Exworthy, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; Primary care; Public policy; Territorial diversity

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 0035461516     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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