Outsourcing in public hospitals: A Greek perspective

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-14

  Moschuris, Socrates J ^a   Kondylis, Michael N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b Public Power Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Health services; Hospitals; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645459188     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260610656534     Document Type: Article

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