Health research priority setting in selected high income countries: A narrative review of methods used and recommendations for future practice

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bryant, Jamie ^a,b   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a,b   Walsh, Justin ^a,b   Stewart, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Research priorities; Review

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELPHI STUDY; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927638542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7547-12-23     Document Type: Review

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