Performance of new alternative providers of primary care services in England: an observational study

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 171-183

  Greaves, Felix ^a   Laverty, Anthony A ^a   Pape, Utz ^a   Ratneswaren, Anenta ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a   Millett, Christopher ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical quality; health policy; primary care

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CONTRACT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84930462516     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076815583303     Document Type: Article

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