How health managers think about risk and the implications for portfolio theory in health systems

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-85

  Shiell, Alan ^a   Hawe, Penelope ^a   Perry, Rosemary ^a   Matthias, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Matthias Inc

Author keywords

Portfolio theory; Public health; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGED CARE; MANAGER; OIL INDUSTRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 67651049002     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570802537029     Document Type: Article

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