Health sector reforms in comparative perspective - An unending quest ... or chasing a chimera;Reformas de saúde em perspectiva comparada - Uma questão sem fim .... ou uma busca improvável

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 763-770

  Björkman, James Warner ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health care; National systems; Public sector; Reform; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649113362     PISSN: 14138123     EISSN: 16784561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232009000300012     Document Type: Review

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