Making it better: Building evaluation capacity in community mental health

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 234-241

  Kirsh, Bonnie ^a   Krupa, Terry ^b   Horgan, Salinda ^b   Kelly, David ^c   Carr, Sue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ontario Fed Comm Mental H/A P   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 11244297064     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/28.2005.234.241     Document Type: Review

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