Real reform begins within: An organizational approach to health care reform

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 633-646

  Denis, Jean Louis ^a   Forest, Pierre Gerlier ^b  

^a ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE   (Canada)

^b Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864515053     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1597457     Document Type: Article

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