Central dimensions of clinical practice evaluation: Efficiency, appropriateness and effectiveness - I

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-27

  O'Neill, Declan ^a   Miles, Andrew ^b   Polychronis, Andreas ^c  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Audit; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Evaluation; Evidence based care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL MEDICINE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0030072551     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.1996.tb00025.x     Document Type: Review

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