Breaking gridlock: The determinants of health policy change in congress

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-264

  Volden, Craig ^a   Wiseman, Alan E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956223744     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1222712     Document Type: Article

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