Introduction: The privatisation of Medicare and the National Health Service, and the global marketisation of healthcare systems

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Collyer, Fran ^a   White, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84865872504     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: 18393551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14461242.2011.11003086     Document Type: Review

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