Challenges of EU competition law for general practice Commissioning

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7802, 2011, Pages

  Dunbar Rees, Rupert ^a   McGough, Robert ^b  

^a BDO   (United Kingdom)

^b Beachcroft   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CONTRACT SERVICES; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79954595977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2071     Document Type: Article

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