Health technology assessment in the United States

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.S1, 2009, Pages 33-41

  Luce, Bryan ^a   Cohen, Rebecca Singer ^a  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; History; HTA; USA

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL GUIDELINE; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLICY DECISIONS; PRIVATE SECTORS;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

HEALTH;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75149140976     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090400     Document Type: Review

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