Shifting sands: Assessing the balance between public, private not-for-profit and private for-profit physical therapy delivery in Ontario, Canada

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-199

  Landry, Michel D ^a,b,c   Williams, A Paul ^a   Verrier, Molly C ^a   Holyoke, Paul ^a   Zakus, David ^a   Deber, Raisa B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delivery; Health policy; Physical therapy; Public private mix

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 58049220309     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.406     Document Type: Article

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