Evidence-based practice center network and health technology assessment in the United States: Bridging the cultural gap

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-38

  Sarría Santamera, Antonio ^a   Matchar, David B ^b,c   Westermann Clark, Emma V ^d   Patwardhan, Meenal B ^c,e  

^a The Spanish Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment and Services of the National Health System   (Spain)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health technology assessment; Organization and administration; Qualitative research; United States

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CENTER (EPC); HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; INTERVIEWS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644852894     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462306050811     Document Type: Article

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