Social structures of science and approaches outcomes-based medical research

Critical Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-320

  Walker, Christine ^a   Jacobs, Struan ^b  

^a Chronic Illness Alliance   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; THEORY;

EID: 0036899248     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958159021000029522     Document Type: Review

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