Health technology assessment in Canada: Diversity and evolution

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 286-288

  Hailey, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST CONTROL; DRUG RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDIZATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 34848910470     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01245.x     Document Type: Article

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