Making policy when the evidence is in dispute

Health Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-113

  Atkins, David ^a,b   Siegel, Joanna ^a,c   Slutsky, Jean ^a,b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b Center for Outcomes and Evidence   (United States)

^c Res Initiative in Clin Economics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIARRHEA; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN SCREENING; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12844283404     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.1.102     Document Type: Review

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