Dealing with clinical risk: Implications of the rise of evidence-based health care

Public Money and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Walshe, Kieran ^a   Sheldon, Trevor A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032349231     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00136     Document Type: Article

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