Privatization of public services: Organizational reform efforts in public education and public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1733-1739

  Gollust, Sarah E ^a   Jacobson, Peter D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749339771     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.068007     Document Type: Review

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