Rationalizing rationing in health care: Experience of two primary care trusts

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Pryce, Alison ^a   Afza, Musarrat ^a  

^a Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Health services; NHS funding; NICE funding; Priority setting; Rationing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33745670825     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl006     Document Type: Article

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