The chance of Sweden's public health targets making a difference

Health Policy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-421

  Lager, Anton ^a   Guldbrandsson, Karin ^a   Fossum, Bjöörn ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Governing; Governing with targets; Indicators; Management by objectives (MBO); Public administration; Public health targets; Rational planning; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SWEDEN;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33846222459     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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