Understanding institutional conversion: The case of the national reporting and learning system

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-139

  Dodds, Anneliese ^a   Kodate, Naonori ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

health care; Institutional change; institutional conversion; patient safety

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LEARNING; SAFETY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84862569428     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X12000037     Document Type: Article

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