The challenge of evaluating mental health services for older people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 551-557

  McCrae, Niall ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evaluation; mixed methods; service development

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79953820999     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2576     Document Type: Review

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