Health services research: What is it and what does it offer?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 91-99

  Scott, Ian ^a   Campbell, D ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Efficiency; Health services; Quality; Research

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036379697     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00152.x     Document Type: Review

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