Strengthening cost-effectiveness analysis in Thailand through the establishment of the health intervention and technology assessment Program

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 931-945

  Tantivess, Sripen ^a   Teerawattananon, Yot ^a   Mills, Anne ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; THAILAND;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; THAILAND;

EID: 70449369365     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11314710-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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