Britain's National Health Service Revisited

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 350, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 937-942

  Klein, Rudolf ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CONTRACT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSULTANTS; CONTRACTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1342268094     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr031628     Document Type: Review

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