The british labour government’s reform of the national health service

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 403-414

  Rowland, David ^a   Pollock, Allyson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW; MARKET; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRADE UNION; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; POLITICS; PRIVATIZATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0035660675     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343158     Document Type: Article

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