Routine monitoring of performance: What makes health research and development different?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 226-232

  Croxson, Bronwyn ^a   Hanney, Stephen ^b   Buxton, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RESEARCH SUPPORT;

EID: 0035488309     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819011927530     Document Type: Article

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