Evidence and outcomes: Agendas, presuppositions and power

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1017-1026

  Ray, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Client participation; Clinical significance; Effectiveness; Evidence based; Health policy; Methodology; Outcomes research; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0033227834     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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