The courts - A challenge to health technology assessment

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5425, 1999, Pages 203-204

  Hemminki, Elina ^a   Hailey, David ^b   Koivusalo, Meri ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANADA; COURT; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FINLAND; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CANADA; COMMERCE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DRUG APPROVAL; FINLAND; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LEVONORGESTREL; PUBLISHING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033538575     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5425.203     Document Type: Short Survey

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