Mental health network governance: comparative analysis across canadian regions

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Wiktorowicz, Mary E ^a   Fleury, Marie Josée ^b   Adair, Carol E ^c   Lesage, Alain ^d   Goldner, Elliot ^e   Peters, Suzanne ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Coordination; Governance; Integration; Mental health; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897594544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.525     Document Type: Article

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