Implementation of local/hospital-based health technology assessment initiatives in low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 445-451

  Attieh, Randa ^b   Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Quebec University Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health technology assessment (HTA); Hospital local level; Low and middle income countries (LMIC); Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; LATIN AMERICANS; MEDICAL DEVICES; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL DEVICE; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; PHARMACEUTICAL DEVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84867562951     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646231200058X     Document Type: Article

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