An inquiry into good hospital governance: A New Zealand-Czech comparison

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ditzel, Elizabeth ^a   Štrach, Pavel ^a,b   Pirozek, Petr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 33644534160     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-4-2     Document Type: Article

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