Living with neophilia: Case notes from the new NHS

Culture and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-71

  McMurray, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural theory; Douglas; Health; Neophilia; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951052702     PISSN: 14759551     EISSN: 14772760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14759550903558094     Document Type: Article

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