If changing skill mix is the answer, what is the question?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 233-238

  Buchan, James ^a   Ball, Jane ^b   O'may, Fiona ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Employment Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COSTA RICA; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEXICO; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; COSTA RICA; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; MEXICO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035491184     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819011927549     Document Type: Article

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