Let's dance: Organization studies, medical sociology and health policy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-280

  Currie, Graeme ^a   Dingwall, Robert ^a,b   Kitchener, Martin ^b,c   Waring, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Inter disciplinary; Medical sociology; Organization studies

Indexed keywords

GENEALOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84856209363     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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