Health care reform and the paradox of efficiency: "Writing in" culture

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-320

  Anderson, Joan M ^a   Tang, Sannie ^b   Blue, Connie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE SECTOR;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; REVIEW;

CANADA; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547862433     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2416-5314-7785-70M6     Document Type: Review

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