Public health systems research: The state of the field

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 721-732

  Bagley, Prue ^a   Lin, Vivian ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GOALS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 58149232551     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080721     Document Type: Review

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