Complexity and its implications for health systems implementation

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 130, Issue , 2007, Pages 37-44

  Bullas, Sheila ^a   Bryant, John ^b  

^a IBECK   (United Kingdom)

^b CHIRAD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complex adaptive system; Complexity; implementation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPLEXITY; COMPLEXITY THEORY; ENGLAND; HEALTH SYSTEMS; IMPLEMENTATION; NATIONAL PROGRAMME;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 45349088696     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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