A framework to improve evidence-informed decision-making in health service management

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 284-289

  Liang, Zhanming ^a   Howard, Peter F ^b   Leggat, Sandra G ^a   Murphy, Gregory ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

evidence based health service management.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865450745     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11051     Document Type: Article

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