Impact of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on medical technology uptake: Analysis of the uptake of spinal cord stimulation in England 2008-2012

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vyawahare, Bharati ^a   Hallas, Natalie ^b   Brookes, Morag ^a   Taylor, Rod S ^c   Eldabe, Sam ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Medtronic Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TIME; UTILIZATION;

ENGLAND; EUROPE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892847364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004182     Document Type: Article

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