A case for government ownership of primary care services in New Zealand: Weighing the arguments

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 709-727

  Crampton, Peter ^a   Starfield, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MINORITY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC SECTOR;

ACCOUNTING; CONTRACT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; MARKETING; MINORITY GROUP; NEW ZEALAND; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OWNERSHIP; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 8444228134     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/FMJW-R4R9-C4R1-W8RJ     Document Type: Review

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