Health technology assessment for medical devices in Europe: What must be considered

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 733-740

  Siebert, Markus ^a   Clauss, Louis Christian ^a   Carlisle, Malcolm ^a   Casteels, Brigitte ^a   De Jong, Peter ^a   Kreuzer, Michael ^a   Sanghera, Sukh ^a   Stokoe, Graham ^a   Trueman, Paul ^a   Lang, Antoinette Wenk ^a  

^a Eucomed ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Europe; Health technology assessment; Industry position; Medical devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DEVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INDUSTRY;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0036623160     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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