Is choice working for patients in the English NHS?

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7666, 2008, Pages 365-366

  Bevan, Gwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 49749148440     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a935     Document Type: Editorial

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