Introducing evidence-based medicine in reimbursement procedures: Does it affect the outcome?

Value in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 784-787

  Van Wilder, Philippe ^a,b,c   Dupont, Alain ^c,d  

^a RIZIV   (Belgium)

^b RIZIV National Insurance Agency Against Sickness and Disability   (Belgium)

^c Commission for Reimbursement of Medicines ^*  (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision making; EBM; Reimbursement; Therapeutic value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47749151099     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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