"The future should not take us by surprise": Preparation of an early warning system in Denmark

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 342-350

  Douw, Karla ^a,b   Vondeling, Hindrik ^a   Sørensen, Jan ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^b   Sigmund, Helga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Danish Ctr Eval/Hlth Technol A   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Early warning system; Emerging health technologies; HTA; Methodology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DRUG PRODUCTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS (EWS); HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA);

HEALTH CARE;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW;

EID: 4043054974     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462304001163     Document Type: Review

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