Quality of care in independent sector treatment centres

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7831, 2011, Pages 974-

  Bardsley, Martin ^a   Dixon, Jennifer ^a  

^a Health Education England   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SALARY;

HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STATE MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 81055136602     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d6936     Document Type: Editorial

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