On value-judgements and ethics in health technology assessment

Poiesis und Praxis

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-295

  Hofmann, Bärn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b HTA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Axiology; Health Technology Assessment; Value Judgements

Indexed keywords

EID: 30044444303     PISSN: 16156609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10202-005-0073-1     Document Type: Article

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