The case against choice and competition

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-501

  Hunter, David J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 70350738581     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109990089     Document Type: Article

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