Community perception of rural hospital conversion/closure: Re-conceptualising as a critical incident

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 249-253

  Petrucka, Pammal M ^a   Wagner, P Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community perception of rural hospital conversion closure; Critical incident; Health reform; Reconceptualising as a critical incident; Rural hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED CONVERSION; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEAR; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 1642546251     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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