Did 'targets and terror' reduce waiting times in England for hospital care?

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Propper, Carol ^a   Sutton, Matt ^b   Whitnall, Carolyn ^a   Windmeijer, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Targets; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949126608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1863     Document Type: Article

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