Incentives, priorities, and clinical integration in the NHS

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9607, 2008, Pages 98-100

  Ham, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38049078796     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60084-7     Document Type: Note

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