Primary care capitation payments in the UK. An observational study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rhys, Gwion ^a,b   Beerstecher, Hendrik J ^b   Morgan, Claire L ^b  

^a Ty Doctor Ffordd Dewi Sant   (United Kingdom)

^b Canterbury Road Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPITATION FEE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBSERVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77953125279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-156     Document Type: Article

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