Health technology assessment: Decentralized and fragmented in the US compared to other countries

Health Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-198

  Perry, Seymour ^a   Thamer, Mae ^a  

^a WHO Collaborating Ctr Hlth T   (United States)

Author keywords

Health technology assessment; International technology assessment; Medical technologies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; INFORMATION SERVICES; PRIVATE SECTOR; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030805859     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(97)00897-X     Document Type: Article

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