Practice based commissioning in the UK

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7699, 2009, Pages 844-

  Gillam, Stephen ^a   Lewis, Richard Q ^b  

^a Ernst and Young LLP ^*

^b ERNST AND YOUNG LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 67649200519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b832     Document Type: Editorial

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