Encouraging participation in health system reform: Is clinical engagement a useful concept for policy and management?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 378-383

  Bonias, Dimitra ^a   Leggat, Sandra G ^a   Bartram, Timothy ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinician participation; health policy; health reform; medical engagement.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873690168     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11095     Document Type: Review

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