Managing in the New Zealand health service:The interpretation of experience

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 74-87

  Mckenna, Steve ^a   Richardson, Julia ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experience; Health service; Management; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986165600     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260310476131     Document Type: Article

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