How guidance on the use of interventional procedures is produced in different countries: An international survey

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-133

  Plumb, Jonathan ^a   Campbell, Bruce ^a   Lyratzopoulos, Georgios ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Guidance; Interventional; Procedures; Safety

Indexed keywords

EFFICACY; GUIDANCE; INTERVENTIONAL; PROCEDURES; SAFETY;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

PERSONNEL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; STANDARD; SURGERY;

DATA COLLECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 67549102826     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090175     Document Type: Article

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