Using Theories of Action to Guide National Program Evaluation and Local Strategy in the Community Care Network Demonstration

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Sofaer, Shoshanna ^b   Bazzoli, Gloria J ^b   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^b   Conrad, Douglas A ^b   Hasnain Wynia, Romana ^b   Shortell, Stephen M ^a   Margolin, Frances ^b   Pittman, Mary ^b   Casey, Elizabeth ^b   Ladenheim, Kala ^b   Richard Mauery, D ^b   Zukoski, Ann P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community health; Health improvement; Partnership; Program evaluation; Theory of action

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; THEORY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISION;

EID: 0242628962     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558703259072     Document Type: Review

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