Public engagement in health technology assessment and coverage decisions: A study of experiences in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-122

  Kreis, Julia ^a   Schmidt, Harald ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873712419     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1898812     Document Type: Article

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