Financial incentives to improve the quality of primary care in the UK: Predicting the consequences of change

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-26

  Roland, Martin ^a   Campbell, Stephen ^a   Bailey, Nan ^a   Whalley, Diane ^a   Sibbald, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007656585     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423606pc272oa     Document Type: Article

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