Regionalization of health services in Newfoundland and Labrador: Perceptions of the planning, implementation and consequences of regional governance

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 12-21

  Neville, Doreen ^a,c   Barrowman, Gwynedd ^a   Fitzgerald, Brenda ^b   Tomblin, Stephen ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Saskatoon Health Region St Pauls Hospital   (Canada)

^c Department of Health Policy and Health Care Delivery ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 27544488037     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581905774424528     Document Type: Article

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