Policy through procurement-The introduction of digital signal process (DSP) hearing aids into the English NHS

Health Policy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Phillips, Wendy ^a   Knight, Louise ^a   Caldwell, Nigel ^a   Warrington, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interactive learning; Public sector procurement; Systems of innovation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEARING AID; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33751207100     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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