Differences in UK health care after devolution: New report raises interesting questions, and misplaced anxiety

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7739, 2010, Pages 164-

  Donnelly, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77449108332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c262     Document Type: Editorial

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