Process research in healthcare: Towards three-dimensional learning

Policy and Politics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-206

  Langley, Ann ^a   Denis, Jean Louis ^b   Lamothe, Lise ^b  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Organisational change; Process research; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; LEARNING; PLANNING METHOD; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0038356451     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557303765371681     Document Type: Article

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