W(h)ither complexity? the emperor's new toolkit? or elucidating the evolution of health systems knowledge?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-420

  Martin, Carmel M ^a,b   Félix Bortolotti, Margot ^a  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Complexity; Health services research; Health systems; Knowledge synthesis; Mixed methods; Non linear dynamics; Philosophy; Theory

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEARNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 77952941519     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01461.x     Document Type: Review

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