Regulation and trust in action: The subtle balance between doctors and management in two Belgian hospitals

Current Sociology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Schepers, Rita ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KULeuven ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Control of medical practice; Integration in hospitals; Problem doctor; Self regulation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745597598     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392106065094     Document Type: Article

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