Health systems, systems thinking and innovation

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages IV4-IV8

  Atun, Rifat ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dynamic complexity; Health systems; innovation; systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; THINKING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; THINKING;

EID: 84866932378     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs088     Document Type: Note

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