Perturbing ongoing conversations about systems and complexity in health services and systems

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 549-552

  Martin, Carmel M ^a,d   Sturmberg, Joachim P ^b,c  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity; Health; Health care organisation; Knowledge; Systems

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 66249108266     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01164.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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