Routine outcome measurement by mental health-care providers: Is it worth doing?

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Volumn 360, Issue 9346, 2002, Pages 1689-1690

  Bilsker, Dan ^a   Goldner, Elliot M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037164341     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11610-2     Document Type: Note

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