Complex systems analysis: Towards holistic approaches to health systems planning and policy

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-

  Pourbohloul, Babak ^a   Kieny, Marie Paule ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPPORT GROUP;

HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955417929     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.087544     Document Type: Editorial

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