Current evaluation practices involving resource allocation processes in Canadian healthcare organizations: A survey of senior managers

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Smith, Neale ^a   Mitton, Craig ^a   Donaldson, Cam ^b   Bryan, Stirling ^c   Peacock, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation   (Canada)

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EID: 84878614587     PISSN: 08341516     EISSN: 00077720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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