The application of evidence-based priority setting in a district health authority

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-312

  Dixon, Simon ^a   Booth, Andrew ^a   Perrett, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Bamsley Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical appraisal; evidence based medicine; literature search; priority setting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCORING SYSTEM;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030774109     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024635     Document Type: Article

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