Can we bridge the gap between goals and practice through a common vision? A study of politicians and managers' understanding of the provisions of elderly care services

Health Policy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-137

  Henriksen, E ^a,b   Selander, G ^a,b   Rosenqvist, U ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Conceptual modelling; Elderly care services; Organisation of care services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORKSHOP;

EID: 0037675909     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00212-9     Document Type: Article

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