'Structural interests' in health care: Evidence from the contemporary national health service

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 607-625

  Checkland, Kath ^a   Harrison, Stephen ^a   Coleman, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 76449091057     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279409003262     Document Type: Article

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