Belgian methodological guidelines for pharmacoeconomic evaluations: Toward standardization of drug reimbursement requests

Value in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-449

  Cleemput, Irina ^a   Van Wilder, Philippe ^a   Huybrechts, Michel ^a   Vrijens, France ^a  

^a BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Health policy; Pharmacoeconomic evaluation; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; UNCERTAINTY;

BELGIUM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RESEARCH; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 66249113859     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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