Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in health care: A bibliometric analysis

Operations Research for Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 20-24

  Diaby, Vakaramoko ^a,b   Campbell, Kaitryn ^a,b   Goeree, Ron ^a,b  

^a Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health PATH Research Institute   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bibliometric analysis; Decision making; Health care; Multi criteria decision analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877927116     PISSN: 22116923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orhc.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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