Has Labour decentralised the NHS? Terminological obfuscation and analytical confusion

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Has Labour decentralised the NHS? Terminological obfuscation and analytical confusion. / Greener, I; Exworthy, Mark; Peckham, Stephen; Powell, M.

In: Policy Studies, Vol. 30, No. 4, 01.09.2009, p. 439-454.

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Greener, I, Exworthy, M, Peckham, S & Powell, M 2009, 'Has Labour decentralised the NHS? Terminological obfuscation and analytical confusion', Policy Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 439-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870902899905

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Greener, I., Exworthy, M., Peckham, S., & Powell, M. (2009). Has Labour decentralised the NHS? Terminological obfuscation and analytical confusion. Policy Studies, 30(4), 439-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870902899905

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Greener I, Exworthy M, Peckham S, Powell M. Has Labour decentralised the NHS? Terminological obfuscation and analytical confusion. Policy Studies. 2009 Sep 1;30(4):439-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870902899905

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Greener, I ; Exworthy, Mark ; Peckham, Stephen ; Powell, M. / Has Labour decentralised the NHS? Terminological obfuscation and analytical confusion. In: Policy Studies. 2009 ; Vol. 30, No. 4. pp. 439-454.

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