Complex decisions about an uncomplicated therapy: Reimbursement for long-term oxygen therapy in Catalonia (Spain)

Health Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-59

  Borras, Josep M ^a   Granados, Alicia ^a   Escarrabill, Joan ^b   De Lissovoy, Gregory ^c  

^a Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term oxygen therapy; Reimbursement policy; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; REIMBURSEMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 0030054102     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(95)00768-7     Document Type: Article

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