Measuring NHS productivity

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7498, 2005, Pages 975-976

  Berwick, Donald M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; INJURY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RELIABILITY; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 18044369066     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7498.975     Document Type: Editorial

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