Modernising medical regulation: Where are we now?

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 540-555

  Waring, Justin ^a   Dixon Woods, Mary ^b   Yeung, Karen ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; Medical sciences; Public administration; Regulation; Transition management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049516795     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261011088647     Document Type: Review

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