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020			_a0727910299
100			_aPeckham, M
245		4	_aThe Scientific basis of health services
260			_aLondon : _bBritish Medical Journal, _c1996
505			_aForesight of advances in science & technology ; Towards a paradigm for technology assessment ; Economic evaluation & clinical practice ; Impact of management on outcomes ; Advances in genetics : implications for health services & social & ethical issues ; Critical look at clinical guidelines ; The Harvard clinical effectiveness training programme ; Assessing payback on the investment in research ; The role of the consumer in health research ; Research in medical ethics & ethics of research in the European Union ; Evidence based management in health care ; A research base for professional staffing of health services ; Shifting the balance between secondary & primary care ; Advances in communication & information technology : implications for health services ; Promoting the use of research findings ; Theory & practice of economic appraisal in health care ; Monitoring & evaluating a community based mental health service : the epidemiological approach ; Health promotion & disease prevention : the evaluation of health service interventions
520			_aSuggests that the design & function of health services should be based on research & scientific evidence. Argues that strong links between science & health care are essential if current technology is to be used to its best effect. Aimed at those designing & managing health services & for those working within them.
650			_aHealth Services Research
650			_aDelivery of Health Care - Organization and Administration
650			_aEconomics, Medical
650			_aResearch Findings
700			_aSmith, R
999			_c41451 _d41451