Devolving authority for health care in Canada's provinces: 1. An introduction to the issues

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Lomas, Jonathan ^a   Woods, John ^a   Veenstra, Gerry ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CANADA; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031047180     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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