Independent regulatory agencies and Australia's health workforce crisis:Lessons from the gynaecological cancers workforce

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 21-33

  Willis, Eileen ^a   King, Debra ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health services sector; Manpower planning; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864639511     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443331111104788     Document Type: Article

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