Integrating public input into healthcare priority-setting decisions

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-343

  Mitton, Craig ^a   Smith, Neale ^b   Peacock, Stuart ^a   Evoy, Brian ^c   Abelson, Julia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c British Columbia Medical Association   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Priority setting; Public engagement; Public participation; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869427844     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426411X591762     Document Type: Article

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