Policy lessons from physicians’ strikes
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Policy lessons from physicians’ strikes
Drawing upon the literature on physicians' strikes from other OECD countries, the experience with physician strikes in Israel is put into comparative perspective. There are both structural and ideological factors that help to explain why there have been more strikes in Israel relative to other countries. At the same time, the dynamics of the strike and divisions within the medical profession in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2045-4015
DOI: 10.1186/2045-4015-2-34