Assessing the Impact of Integrated Delivery Systems: Practical Advice from Three Experiments Conducted in Quebec

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 9-18

  Bravo, Gina ^a   Raîche, Michel ^b   Dubois, Marie France ^a   Hébert, Réjean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Efficacy; Evaluation; Integration; Methodology; Outcome Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882950062     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200800027     Document Type: Review

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