The national health service and the limits to flexibility

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 60-72

  Corby, Susan ^b   Mathieson, Hamish ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 2342494932     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207679701200405     Document Type: Article

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