Evaluation of patient-focused health care from a systems perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 513-525

  Benkö, Singa Sandelin ^a   Sarvimäki, Anneli ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Kuntokallio Ctr for G T and R   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evaluation in nursing; Hierarchy theory; Holistic research approach; Patient focused evaluation; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034310161     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1743(200011/12)17:6<513::aid-sres340>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Article

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