Change of government: One more big bang health care reform in England's national health service

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-174

  Hunter, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY REFORM; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE ROLE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; POLITICS; PRIVATIZATION; STATE MEDICINE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952083517     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.41.1.k     Document Type: Article

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