Health care decision makers' use of comparative effectiveness research: Report from a series of focus groups

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 745-754

  Villa, Lorenzo ^a,b   Warholak, Terri L ^a   Hines, Lisa E ^a   Taylor, Ann M ^a   Brown, Mary ^a   Hurwitz, Jason ^a   Brixner, Diana ^c   Malone, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84888397697     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2013.19.9.745     Document Type: Article

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