Assessing evaluations of hospital quality programmes: An example of methods and issues in evaluating management technologies

Evaluation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 451-468

  Øvretveit, John ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

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EID: 4243321458     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135638909700300405     Document Type: Article

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