Expediency and coincidence in re-engineering a health system: An interpretive approach to formation of family medicine in Iran

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-173

  Takian, Amirhossein ^a   Rashidian, Arash ^b,c   Kabir, Mohammad J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Behbar; Family medicine; implementation; multiple streams; policy networks; rural health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79951929535     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq036     Document Type: Article

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