Not by Error, But by Design - Harold Shipman and the Regulatory Crisis for Health Care

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 55-74

  Smith, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992885858     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670201700405     Document Type: Article

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