The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center: How we evaluate radiology technologies

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-38

  Ziegler, Kathleen M ^a   Flamm, Carole Redding ^a   Aronson, Naomi ^a  

^a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Medical technology assessment; Technology Evaluation Center

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 84928096735     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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