In defence of our research on competition in England's National Health Service

The Lancet

Volumn 378, Issue 9809, 2011, Pages 2064-2065

  Bloom, Nicholas ^a   Cooper, Zack ^b   Gaynor, Martin ^c   Gibbons, Stephen ^b   Jones, Simon ^d   McGuire, Alistair ^b   Moreno Serra, Rodrigo ^e   Propper, Carol ^e   Van Reenen, John ^b   Seiler, Stephan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETITION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 83955161233     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61708-X     Document Type: Letter

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