Competition and integration in the English National Health Service

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7648, 2008, Pages 805-807

  Ham, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPETITION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MARKETING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 42249115544     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39532.445197.ad     Document Type: Article

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