Is the private sector better value for money than the NHS? A Scottish case study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7703, 2009, Pages 1108-1111

  Pollock, Allyson ^a   Kirkwood, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67650083430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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