Health technology assessment in the Asia Pacific region

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.S1, 2009, Pages 196-201

  Sivalal, Sadasivan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific region; Health technology assessment; History

Indexed keywords

ASIA PACIFIC REGION; AUSTRALIA; BANGLADESH; CAMBODIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; MALDIVES; MONGOLIA; NEW ZEALAND; PAKISTAN; PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE; SRI LANKA; THAILAND; VIET NAM; WORLD POPULATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; AWARENESS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PACIFIC ISLANDS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 75149161630     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090631     Document Type: Review

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