Comparative effectiveness research in Ontario, Canada: Producing relevant and timely information for health care decision makers

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 585-606

  Whicher, Danielle M ^a   Chalkidou, Kalipso ^a   Dhalla, Irfan A ^a   Levin, Leslie ^a   Tunis, Sean ^a,b  

^a St Michael's Hospital   (United States)

^b Center for Medical Technology Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Health care reform; Health policy; Health services research; Investigational therapies

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ONTARIO; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949138043     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00572.x     Document Type: Review

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