Governance of health systems: Comment on “a network based theory of health systems and cycles of well-being”

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-179

  Blanchet, Karl ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Health systems; Resilience; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001976276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2013.31     Document Type: Article

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