Comparison of NITAG policies and working processes in selected developed countries

Vaccine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-11

  Ricciardi, G W ^a   Toumi, M ^b   Weil Olivier, C ^c   Ruitenberg, E J ^d   Danko D ^e   Duru, G ^f   Picazo, J ^g   Zollner Y ^h   Poland, G ⁱ   Drummond, M ^j  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

^f CYKLAD GROUP   (France)

^g UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^h HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Decision making process; Framework; National Immunization Technical Advisory Group; Terms of reference; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; BUDGET; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IMMUNIZATION; ITALY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EUROPE; IMMUNOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84919342706     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.09.023     Document Type: Article

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