Foucault on targets

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-135

  Lynch, John ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discipline; National Health Service; Targets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATE MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 5444230744     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260410538906     Document Type: Article

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