Seeing the wood and the trees: Using outcomes frameworks to inform planning, monitoring and evaluation in public health

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 467-474

  Craig, Neil ^a  

^a NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

management and policy; public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT AND POLICY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MANAGEMENT AND POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84883485135     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt010     Document Type: Article

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