What Makes a Good Healthcare System?: Comparisons, Values, Drivers
- ISBN-10
- 1857759214
- ISBN-13
- 9781857759211
- Category
- Medical care
- Pages
- 213
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Radcliffe Publishing
- Author
- Alan Gillies
Description
This text examines the varied assumptions that underpin different views of what makes a good health care system and compares three national systems from the UK, Australia and Canada.
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