Analyzing multiple learning effects in health care using multilevel modeling: Application to radiotherapy at an early stage of innovation

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-239

  Morelle, Magali ^a   Remonnay, Raphäl ^a   Giraud, Philippe ^b,c   Carrère, Marie Odile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Innovation; Learning effects; Multilevel modeling; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING EFFECTS; LEARNING PHENOMENON; LEVEL 2; LEVEL-1; MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS; MULTILEVEL MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES; RATE OF CHANGE; SEQUENTIAL TREATMENTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE; PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EDUCATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOB EXPERIENCE; LEARNING; MODEL; RADIOTHERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION GATED RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; BREAST TUMOR; BREATHING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FRANCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG TUMOR; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FRANCE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 67549099984     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090291     Document Type: Article

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