Cover: Health Services Research and Clinical Practice

Health Services Research and Clinical Practice

Published In: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, v. 305, no. 15, Commentary, Apr. 20, 2011, p. 1589-1590

Posted on RAND.org on April 20, 2011

by Robert H. Brook

Health services research has made many important contributions, but it has not revolutionized the way that medicine is practiced to increase its value and moderate costs.

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