Innovations in health service organization and delivery in northern rural and remote regions: A review of the literature

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 460-472

  Mitton, Craig ^a,b   Dionne, Francois ^a,b   Masucci, Lisa ^b   Wong, Sabrina ^a   Law, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health service delivery; Innovation; Northern rural and remote areas; Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455193869     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i5.17859     Document Type: Review

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