Evaluating new diagnostic technologies: Perspectives in the UK and US

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1421-1423

  Price, Christopher P ^a   Christenson, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51349127776     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.108217     Document Type: Short Survey

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