Health care or health trade? A historic moment of choice

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-254

  Hart, Julian Tudor ^a  

^a Gelli Deg   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC SECTOR; WELFARE REFORM;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLITICS; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; INDUSTRY;

EID: 2942622387     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/WUAV-YAT6-MTQP-F1UB     Document Type: Review

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