The use and impact of inquiries in the NHS

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7369, 2002, Pages 895-900

  Walshe, Kieran ^a   Higgins, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037137048     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7369.895     Document Type: Review

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