An effective health service: Can it be achieved?

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 340-346

  von Degenberg, Karin ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Clinical evaluation; Clinical guidelines; Evidence based health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347648856     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969600100504     Document Type: Article

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