Archetype transition in the German health service? The attempted modernization of hospitals in a North German state

Public Administration

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 727-742

  Dent, Mike ^a   Howorth, Chris ^b   Mueller, Frank ^c   Preuschoft, Claudia ^d  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC SECTOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HAMBURG [GERMANY];

EID: 4444337747     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-3298.2004.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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