Regionalization of health care from a political and structural perspective

Healthcare Management Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-11

  Elson, Steve ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DECENTRALIZATION; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTEGRATION; POLITICS; REGIONALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLITICS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 70349774761     PISSN: 08404704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60279-7     Document Type: Article

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