Equal Access to Health Care and the British National Health Service

Policy Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-64

  Powell, Martin ^a   Exworthy, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345060774     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870308038     Document Type: Review

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