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Economic Aspects of Evaluation

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Evaluation Methods in Biomedical Informatics

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  1. Mark S. Roberts
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Community Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada

    Kathryn J. Hannah PhD, RN (Adjunct Professor) (Adjunct Professor)

  2. Clinical Informatics Strategies Healthlink, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 21210

    Marion J. Ball EdD (Vice President) (Vice President)

  3. The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Marion J. Ball EdD (Vice President) (Vice President)

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Roberts, M.S. (2006). Economic Aspects of Evaluation. In: Hannah, K.J., Ball, M.J. (eds) Evaluation Methods in Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30677-3_11

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