The end of the decentralised model of healthcare governance?: Comparing developments in the Scandinavian hospital sectors

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-349

  Vikkelsø, Signe ^a   Kjær, Peter ^a   Byrkjeflot, Haldor ^a   Neby, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health services; Hospitals; Public sector reform; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249188311     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260810893944     Document Type: Article

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