Measuring the impact of health research

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Lavis, John ^a,b   Ross, Suzanne ^a   McLeod, Christopher ^a,b   Gildiner, Alina ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANAGER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0037489377     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581903322029520     Document Type: Review

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