The privatization of health care cleaning services in southwestern British Columbia, Canada: Union responses to unprecedented government actions

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Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 626-644

  Cohen, Marcy ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

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HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; STATE ROLE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748178271     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0066-4812.2006.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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