Criteria for drug reimbursement decision-making: An emerging public health challenge in Bulgaria

Balkan Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 27-35

  Iskrov, Georgi ^a   Stefanov, Rumen ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Decision support models; Decision making; Health technology assessment; Reimbursement; Reimbursement criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG REIMBURSEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; THEORY;

EID: 84957831498     PISSN: 21463123     EISSN: 21463131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2015.15185     Document Type: Article

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