The HTA Core Model: A novel method for producing and reporting health technology assessments

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.S2, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Lampe, Kristian ^a   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a,b   Garrido, Marcial Velasco ^c   Anttila, Heidi ^a   Autti Rämö, Ilona ^a,d,e   Hicks, Nicholas J ^f   Hofmann, Björn ^g,h   Koivisto, Juha ^a   Kunz, Regina ⁱ   Kärki, Pia ^a   Malmivaara, Antti ^a   Meiesaar, Kersti ^j   Reiman Möttönen, Päivi ^a   Norderhaug, Inger ^g,k   Pasternack, Iris ^a   Ruano Ravina, Alberto ^l,m   Räsänen, Pirjo ^a   Saalasti Koskinen, Ulla ^a   Saarni, Samuli I ^a,e   Walin, Laura ^e   Kristensen, Finn Børlum ^n,o   more..

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^h NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^l Galician Agency for Health Technology Assessment   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

ⁿ Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

more..

Author keywords

Biomedical; Classification; Internet; Medical Informatics applications; Research design; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

CORE MODEL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGIES; FORMAL VALIDATION; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; GENERIC FRAMEWORKS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; INTERNATIONAL TEAM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; NOVEL METHODS; REAL-LIFE TESTING; RESEARCH DESIGNS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS; TECHNOLOGY USE;

HANDBOOKS; HEALTH; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EUROPEAN UNION; FACE VALIDITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; RESEARCH; STANDARDIZATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 75149158617     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309990638     Document Type: Article

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