Experimenting with clinical networks: The Australasian experience

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 685-696

  Cunningham, Frances C ^a   Morris, Andrew D ^b   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical networks; Health care; Health planning and policy; Health services; Health system experimentation; Healthcare reform; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868005497     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211276961     Document Type: Article

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