A complexity science perspective of organizational behavior in clinical microsystems

Handbook of Systems and Complexity in Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 715-725

  Lanham, Holly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 85008473803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4998-0_41     Document Type: Chapter

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