Flattening the national health service hierarchy: The case of public health

Policy Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-148

  Abbott, Stephen ^d   Chapman, Jenifer ^a   Shaw, Sara ^b   Carter, Yvonne H ^c   Petchey, Roland ^d   Taylor, Stephanie ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 20444432395     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870500126982     Document Type: Review

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