Using markets to reform health care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7530, 2005, Pages 1464-1466

  Edwards, Nigel ^a  

^a NHS Confederation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MARKETING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 29244487848     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7530.1464     Document Type: Review

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