Does Choice Deliver? Public Satisfaction with the Health Service

Political Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 484-503

  Curtice, John ^a   Heath, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National Health Service; Public opinion; Public service reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865860897     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2012.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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