Contributors from all over the world discuss subjects such as setting priorities for research and development, evidence based clinical practice, the impact of management on outcomes, clinical guidelines, and implementation of research findings.
Michael Peckham is the editor of Scientific Basis of Health Services, published by Wiley. Richard Smith is an American jazz guitarist. Smith teaches at University of Southern California's Thorton School of Music.
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Foresight of advances in science and technology Towards a paradigm for technology assessmentEconomic evaluation and clinical practiceImpact of management on outcomesAdvances in genetics: implications for health services and social and ethical issuesCritical look at clinical guidelinesHarvard clinical effectiveness training programmeAssessing pack back on the investment in researchRole of the consumer in health researchResearch in medical ethics and ethics of research in the European UnionEvidence based management in health care. Research base for professional staffing of health servicesShifting the balance between secondary and primary careAdvances in communication and information technology: implications for health services