Exploring qualitative research synthesis: The role of patients perspectives in health policy design and decision making

Patient

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-152

  Hansen, Helle Ploug ^a   Draborg, Eva ^b   Kristensen, Finn Børlum ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health care services; Health policy; Patient preference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROLE;

EID: 79960546502     PISSN: 11781653     EISSN: 11781661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11539880-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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