Primary care organizations in New Zealand and England: Tipping the balance of the health system in favour of primary care?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-19

  Smith, Judith ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c New Zealand Treasury   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Comparative health policy; Primary care; Primary care development; Primary care organizations; Primary care purchasing

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PLANNING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LEADERSHIP; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

AUSTRALASIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947597727     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.866     Document Type: Article

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