The dynamics of health care reform - Learning from a complex adaptive systems theoretical perspective

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-540

  Sturmberg, Joachim P ^a,b   Martin, Carmel M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Health; Health care reform; Metaphors; Nonlinear dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST CONTROL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; METAPHOR; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 78049443589     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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