In defiance of the evidence: Conservatives threaten to "reform" away England's National Health Service

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-155

  Lister, John ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH SERVICES; MARKET SYSTEM; NATIONAL PLANNING; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84455162336     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.42.1l     Document Type: Article

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