Effects of the Blair/Brown NHS reforms on socioeconomic equity in health care

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Cookson, Richard ^a   Laudicella, Mauro ^b   Li Donni, Paolo ^c   Dusheiko, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLAIR/BROWN REFORM; COMORBIDITY; GASTROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE CATARACT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84857290211     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2011.011014     Document Type: Article

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