The Veterans Health Administration: An American success story?

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-35

  Oliver, Adam ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Quality; Reform; Veterans Health Administration

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BUDGETS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLITICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33847202933     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00475.x     Document Type: Review

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