Doing the right thing and doing it right: Toward a framework for assessing the policy relevance of health services research

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 604-612

  Bensing, Jozien M ^a   Caris Verhallen, Wilma M C M ^b   Dekker, Joost ^c   Delnoij, Diana M J ^b   Groenewegen, Peter P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health policy; Health services research; Societal relevance

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESEARCH;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES;

HEALTH CARE;

EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 1642419185     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462303000564     Document Type: Review

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