The public's role in the evaluation of health care technology: The conflict over ECT

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-672

  Heitman, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030474098     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300010953     Document Type: Review

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