People at the centre of complex adaptive health systems reform

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 474-478

  Sturmberg, Joachim P ^a,b   O'Halloran, Diana M ^c   Martin, Carmel M ^d,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 78149300520     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04004.x     Document Type: Review

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