Organizational leadership and its relationship to regional health authority actions to promote health

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-282

  Barrett, Linda L ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Raine, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health Authorities; Health education; Heart; Leadership; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250833554     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260710751735     Document Type: Article

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