Response to 'The appropriation of complexity theory in health care'

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-117

  Greenhalgh, Trisha ^a   Plsek, Paul ^b   Wilson, Tim ^c   Fraser, Sarah ^d   Holt, Tim ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Paul E Plsek and Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Experimental Development Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   (United Kingdom)

^d Sarah Fraser and Associates   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SYSTEMS THEORY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 77950557863     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.009158     Document Type: Note

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