New Zealand's health system is subject to government rather than governance: Inadequate representation of doctors in the health system elite

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1276, 2008, Pages 9-14

  Gorman, Des ^a   Scott, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MANAGER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 46149100992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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