Health geographies II: Complexity and health care systems and policy

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 513-520

  Curtis, Sarah ^a   Riva, Mylène ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Health care; Health geography; Methods; Policy

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77955075157     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132509336029     Document Type: Article

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