Health care technology assessment: Basic principles and clinical applications

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1305-1314

  Bozic, Kevin J ^a   Pierce, Read G ^a   Herndon, James H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GRB 624   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642571141     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200406000-00029     Document Type: Review

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