The commissioning process in the NHS: The theory and application

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-229

  Dopson, Sue ^a   Locock, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Changing childbirth; Commissioning; Professional relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960232404     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670210130552     Document Type: Article

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