US and UK health care: A special relationship? Money can't buy you satisfaction

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7491, 2005, Pages 597-599

  Ham, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFANT MORTALITY; LEARNING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MANAGED CARE; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15044359990     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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