The Quality and Outcomes Framework: Triumph of technical rationality, challenge for individual care?

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-83

  Gillam, Steve ^a   Siriwardena, A Niroshan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POLITICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77953188570     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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