Voluntary agreements between government and business-A scoping review of the literature with specific reference to the Public Health Responsibility Deal

Health Policy

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 186-197

  Bryden, Anna ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^a   Eastmure, Elizabeth ^a   Knai, Cecile ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Literature review; Public health; Voluntary agreement

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; STATE MEDICINE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84876101399     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.02.009     Document Type: Review

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