The value of performance measurement in promoting improvements in women's health

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-67

  Siu, Emily C Y ^a   Levinton, Carey ^b   Brown, Adalsteinn D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 74749103825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2013.21233     Document Type: Article

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