Scientific-bureaucratic medicine and UK health policy

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 25-42

  Harrison, Stephen ^a   Wood, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0040520002     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2000.tb00955.x     Document Type: Article

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