Priority-setting institutions in health: Recommendations from a center for global development working group

Global Heart

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-34

  Glassman, Amanda ^a   Chalkidou, Kalipso ^d   Giedion, Ursula ^e   Teerawattananon, Yot ^f   Tunis, Sean ^c   Bump, Jesse B ^b   Pichon Riviere, Andres ^g  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Medical Technology Policy   (United States)

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

^e Independent   (Colombia)

^f MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCOME; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW;

EID: 84859748484     PISSN: 22118160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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