The limits of market-based reforms in the NHS: The case of alternative providers in primary care

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Coleman, Anna ^a   Checkland, Kath ^a   McDermott, Imelda ^a   Harrison, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMERCE; CONTRACT SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84878253342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-S1-S3     Document Type: Article

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