Redefining health technology assessment in Canada: Diversification of products and contextualization of findings

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-336

  Lehoux, Pascale ^a   Tailliez, Stéphanie ^a   Denis, Jean Louis ^a   Hivon, Myriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Content of assessments; Health technology assessment

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA);

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DRUG FORMULARY; ETHICS; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 4043049322     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646230400114X     Document Type: Article

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