Defining products for a new health technology assessment agency in Madrid, Spain: A survey of decision makers

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-69

  Andradas, Elena ^a,b,d   Blasco, Juan Antonio ^a,c,d   Valentín, Beatriz ^a,d   López Pedraza, María José ^a,d   Gracia, Francisco Javier ^a,d  

^a Agencia Laín Entralgo ^*

^b Area de Investigación Y Estudios Sanitarios Health Research and Health Studies

^c Health Technology Assessment Unit

^d Health Technology Assessment Unit UETS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Delphi technique; Health technology assessment; Organizational; Priorities

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS; PRIORITIES; SPAIN;

HEALTH CARE;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPAIN;

DECISION MAKING; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 38549151719     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462307080087     Document Type: Review

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