Strengthening evidence-based decision-making: Is it possible without improving health system stewardship?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 499-504

  Majdzadeh, Reza ^a,b   Yazdizadeh, Bahareh ^a,b   Nedjat, Saharnaz ^a,b   Gholami, Jaleh ^a,b   Ahghari, Sharareh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

decision making; Evidence based policy; governance; Iran; knowledge; utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84857440319     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr072     Document Type: Article

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