An analysis of the factors influencing networkability in the health-care sector

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Mettler, Tobias ^a   Rohner, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 72449163208     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2009.009004     Document Type: Article

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