Outcomes measurement: A social work framework for health and mental health policy and practice

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 77-93

  Mullen, Edward J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative performance measurement; Health; Mental health; Outcomes measurement; Outcomes research; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023722256     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J200v02n02_06     Document Type: Article

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