Why are the media so soft on Circle?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7869, 2012, Pages

  Hawkes, Nigel ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST SAVINGS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; MASS MEDIA; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84864877189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e5351     Document Type: Short Survey

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