Comparison of the assessment of five new interventional procedures in different countries

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-109

  Plumb, Jonathan ^a   Lyratzopoulos, Georgios ^a   Gallo, Helen ^a   Campbell, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Efficacy; Interventional; Procedures; Safety

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HIGH IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; OPERATOR TRAINING; STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CANADA; CRYOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PNEUMONECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 77949880168     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309990614     Document Type: Article

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