Where the wicked problems are: The case of mental health

Health Policy

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-227

  Hannigan, Ben ^a   Coffey, Michael ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; Health policy; Health services administration; Mental health; Organisation and administration; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 79960115470     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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