What are the lessons from the USA for clinical commissioning groups in the English National Health Service?

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9811, 2012, Pages 189-191

  Ham, Chris ^a   Zollinger Read, Paul ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CONTRACT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855854065     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61088-X     Document Type: Note

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