Improving productivity in the NHS

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7766, 2010, Pages 213-214

  Mulley, Albert G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77955100769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3965     Document Type: Editorial

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