title: A difficult choice.
abstract: In their new role as purchasers health authorities will have to make difficult decisions about priorities. This, argues Brian Salter, is inevitably a political process and DHAs should not persuade themselves that there are objective approaches which avoid political pressures.
authors: Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent.
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authors: Salter
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom