Reforming Canadian primary care - Don't stop half-way

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-25

  Hutchison, Brian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GOVERNMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84883739165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2013.23481     Document Type: Article

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