Using evidence to meet population healthcare needs: Successes and challenges

Healthcare Papers

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 9-21

  Murphy, Gail Tomblin ^a   MacKenzie, Adrian ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; NOVA SCOTIA; PROCEDURES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOVA SCOTIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84886488279     PISSN: 1488917X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpap.2013.23521     Document Type: Review

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