Local authority scrutiny of health: Making the views of the community count?

Health Expectations

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-39

  Coleman, Anna J ^a   Glendinning, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health councils; Health scrutiny; Local authorities; Overview and scrutiny

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITY; COMMUNITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 1242340293     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2004.00236.x     Document Type: Review

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