Clinical networks are effective, work in patients' interests, and shouldn't be disbanded

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7893, 2013, Pages

  Boyle, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEADERSHIP; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84873370834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f565     Document Type: Note

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