Healthcare board governance

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-14

  Chambers, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Board dynamics; Board governance; Corporate governance; Health services; Healthcare boards; Performance; Trusts; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858434628     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211211133     Document Type: Article

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