ISSN:
0952-6862
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Medicine
,
Economics
Notes:
Evaluation of treatment can be seen as part of a wider concern tomeasure quality of care, as well as about the need to monitor andimprove the effectiveness of services. Quality of life issues will beof increasing interest to those involved in the commissioning ofhealth-care services. Cancer is used to illustrate how the quality oflife of patients, both during and after treatment, can be measured andthe information used by purchasers to consider the relativeeffectiveness of different methods of treatment. This in turn caninform the overall purchasing strategy of commissioning agencies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09526869410059664
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