Evaluating newly commissioned services in primary care: Lessons from a force field analysis

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 209-214

  Grant, Clare ^a   Hine, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Avon Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commissioning; force field analysis; primary care; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250846448     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/146342301682157683     Document Type: Article

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