Health technology assessment in England: Assessment and appraisal

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-285

  Walley, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE; VERTEPORFIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY STENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG RESEARCH; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 34848900166     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01244.x     Document Type: Article

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