Another inquiry into public hospitals?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 437-438

  Travaglia, Joanne F ^a   Lloyd, Jane E ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TEAMWORK; AUSTRALIA; COST; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE;

COST ALLOCATION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 47049094801     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01710.x     Document Type: Editorial

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