Time for change? An exploration of complexity in health-care practice

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 529-534

  Sweeney, Kieran ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaos; Complex adaptive systems; Complexity theory; Conventional world view; Health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044450609     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.11.17198     Document Type: Article

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