Autonomy and bureaucratic accountability in primary care: What English general practitioners say

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 208-226

  Harrison, Stephen ^a   Dowswell, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Autonomy; General practitioners; Proletarianisation; Restratification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036489091     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00291     Document Type: Article

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