Problems with performance related pay in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7619, 2007, Pages 523-524

  Wald, David S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NOTE; REIMBURSEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 34548824379     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39329.384329.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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