Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in the development of a health technology assessment program in Turkey

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Kahveci, Rabia ^a   Meads, Catherine ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health technology assessment; Healthcare reform; Social security; SWOT analysis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; PATIENT MONITORING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTHCARE REFORM; SOCIAL SECURITY;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SKILL; SOCIAL SECURITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLITICS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TURKEY;

EID: 42049121214     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646230808032X     Document Type: Article

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