Policy change and health care research

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-641

  Béland, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649423769     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2010-019     Document Type: Article

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