Comparative effectiveness research - The missing link in evidence-informed clinical medicine and health care policy making

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 310-312

  Scott, Ian A ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84876249963     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10504     Document Type: Article

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