Liberalizing the health care market: The new government's ambition for the english National Health Service

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-574

  Lewis, Richard ^a   Thorlby, Ruth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC REFORM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INCENTIVE; LIBERALIZATION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POLITICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POLITICS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 80052183959     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.41.3.i     Document Type: Article

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