Why do drug treatment organizations use contingent staffing arrangements? An analysis of market and social influences

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-197

  Lemak, Christy Harris ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^b,d   Roy, Jason ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MARKET; MODEL; OUTPATIENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STAFF; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORK; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042266345     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1519807     Document Type: Article

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