Better information for better health care: The Evidence-based Practice Center program and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 12 II, 2005, Pages 1035-1041

  Atkins, David ^a   Fink, Kenneth ^a   Slutsky, Jean ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 20544445465     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-12_part_2-200506211-00002     Document Type: Review

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