Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1013-1019 , November 2006

Are we getting what we pay for?

  • Steve George

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Sciences and Medical Statistics, University of Southampton, Mailpoint 805, Level C, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Steven Julious

      Affiliations

    • University of Sheffield, UK

,Accepted 16 August 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00252-6

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.08.012

Public Health
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