"Systems thinking has been applied to many specific health issues, but this book represents the first attempt to apply it to an entire heath system. Furthermore, this book recognises that health systems are open systems that mutually interact with other systems. The Ministry of Health, Malaysia...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Dedication -- 1. Complexity and Systems Thinking -- 1.1. Introduction: complexity as a problem -- 1.2. Complexity in perspective -- 1.2.1. Etymology and semantics -- 1.2.2. Methods proposed for dealing with...